IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH AUGUST 2007 / 2ND BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 13438 of 2007(Y) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- O.PRADEEPAN, S/O.KRISHNAN, AGED 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT GEETHA NIVAS, P.O.VENGAD, ANJARAKANDY, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KASARGODE. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KASARGODE. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ========================== W.P.(C).No.13438 of 2007 ========================== Dated this the 24th day of August, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to file an appeal against the impugned order before the STAT. The only prayer made by him is that the period during which this writ petition was pending before this court may be directed to be excluded from the period of limitation prescribed for filing the appeal. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I permit the petitioner to withdraw this writ petition without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to file an appeal before the STAT. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to file an appeal before the STAT. The STAT shall exclude the period during which this writ petition was pending before this court from the period of limitation prescribed for filing such appeal. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge. 2