IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH APRIL 2010 / 10TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14000 of 2010(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ A.P.SEBASTIAN, "AWVA" HOUSE, KOCHAL, KOONAMMAVU,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL, SMT.AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. V. MANU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.14000 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator. He is the registered owner of stage carriage bearing Reg.No.KL- 7/AG 5687. 2. Another vehicle, bearing Reg.No.KL-7/AJ-7530 which had a regular permit to conduct services on the route Veliyathuparambu-N.Paravoor-Ernakulam High Court junction had defaulted conduct of the services. In the said vacancy, the petitioner submitted an application for the issue of a temporary permit under Section 87(1)(c) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the 'Act' for short). Though he had submitted the application on 6.4.2010, the petitioner complains that no orders have been passed thereon till date. It is pointed out by the petitioner that being an application for the issue of a substitute temporary permit, the respondent should have acted promptly and issued the temporary permit without delay. 3. The learned Senior Government Pleader assures wpc No.14000/2010 2 the court that the application of the petitioner would be considered and disposed of on an early date. 4. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the application of the petitioner for the issue of a temporary permit evidenced herein by Ext.P1 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/