IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5092 of 2011(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SHAHUL HAMEED, S/O. BEERAN, VADAKETHIL HOUSE, PALACHIRAMAD P.O., VIA KOTTAKKAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H. RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM-676 505. 2. SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, PIN-676 505. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: kp P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5092 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Thrissur-Kozhikode as a limited stop ordinary service. He had applied for conversion of the service as a limited stop fast passenger service. By order passed on 22.7.2009 the Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram rejected the said application. Aggrieved thereby, he filed a revision petition before the State Transport Appellate Authority. By Ext.P1 order passed on 28.12.2010, the Appellate Authority allowed the revision petition, set aside the impugned order and directed the Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram to grant the conversion applied for. This writ petition is filed contending that though nearly two months have passed after the said direction was issued, till date the Regional Transport Authority has not implemented the direction issued by the State Transport Appellate Authority. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the Regional Transport Authority Malappuram to consider the petitioner's application for conversion in the meeting of the Regional Transport Authority scheduled to be held on 23.2.2011. WPC No.5092/2011 2 2. When this writ petition came up for hearing on 17.2.2011, the learned Government leader was directed to get instructions. When the writ petition came up for further hearing today, Sri.Basant Balaji, learned Government Pleader submitted on instructions that the petitioner's applications for conversion will be considered in the next meeting of the Regional Transport Authority in implementation of the directions issued by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal and orders will be passed in the matter. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to pass revised orders on the petitioner's application for conversion in the light of the observations contained in Ext.P1 judgment expeditiously and in any event within two months from today. Since what is sought is only a conversion and no personal hearing of the petitioner is required, it will be open to the respondents to follow the procedure prescribed in rule 130 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules for passing orders on the petitioner's application for conversion. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.5092/2011 3 WPC No.5092/2011 4