IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 1ST AUGUST 2011 / 10TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 18238 of 2011(D) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ K.K.AJITHKUMAR, KAITTIYANICKAL HOUSE, WEST KODIKULAM P.O., IDUKKI. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI-685 602. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI-685 602. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.18238/2011 D APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION DTD. 23/05/2011. P3: COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER FOR APPLICATION VARIATION WITH DTD. 23/05/2011. P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO.14782/2009 DTD. 7/10/2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18238 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Pala-Senapathy as a limited stop ordinary service on the strength of Ext.P1 permit. He has submitted Ext.P2 application dated 23.5.2011 for conversion of the service as a fast passenger service. Along with Ext.P2 application in the prescribed form, he has also submitted Ext.P3 representation dated 23.5.2011 to grant the conversion sought expeditiously. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to consider Ext.P2 application for conversion and Ext.P3 representation with a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.P.M.Manoj, learned Government Pleader submitted on instructions that the respondents will consider Exts.P2 and P3 applications and take an appropriate decision thereon having regard to the public interest and the possible effect it may have on the travelling public expeditiously. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider Exts.P2 application for conversion of the class of service and Ext.P3 representation and take W.P.(C) No.18238 of 2011 2 an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within three months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the second respondent. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.