IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2010 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 15892 of 2010(J) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ A.T.MUHAMMED, AREETHALAKKAL HOUSE, VALIYORA PO, VENGARA, MALAPPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN, SMT.KEERTHI SOLOMON. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. M.ABDUL RAHMAN, MADAPPALLY, VENNIYOOR P.O., MALAPPURAM. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ---------------------- W.P.(C) No.15892 OF 2010 --------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ The petitioner is a stage carriage operator conducting services on the route Muthalamad-Kozhikode via Vengara, Chemmad and Faruk with a stage carriage bearing Registration No.KL-10/S 1011. According to the petitioner, his timings were settled in the year 1994. The departure time of his service from Kozhikode is 5.00 p.m. After the settlement of his timings, the timings of the 2nd respondent have been settled and he has been granted a departure time at 4.50 p.m., 10 minutes ahead of the petitioner's service. Therefore, for a distance of 33 kms., there is clash between the services of the petitioner and the 2nd respondent. 2. The petitioner has, therefore, submitted a request for the revision of his timings in a suitable manner. He complains that no orders have been passed thereon, till date. The learned senior Government Pleader has no objection to the matter being expedited. W.P.(C) No.15892/2010 2 In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Secretary, RTA, Malappuram to consider the request of the petitioner for the revision of his timings, evidenced herein by Ext.P2, in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. (K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE) ps