IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5045 of 2010(E) ------------------------------------ PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. A.SREEJITH, PUNDARAKANDY HOUSE, RARICHAN ROAD, ERANHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE. 2. N.ABDUL RASHEED, S/O.ALAVI, 5/579, NEELANGATH HOUSE, EDARIKKODE P.O., MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. MR.G.PRABHAKARAN. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 5045 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th February, 2010. JUDGMENT The first petitioner is a stage carriage operator conducting service on the route Seethamount-Thrissur with stage carriage vehicle No: KL-11/N 9329 on the strength of a regular permit. He applied for the renewal of his permit within time. The Regional Transport Authority, Kozhikode, which is the primary authority sought the concurrence for renewing the permit from the Regional Transport Authority, Wayanad as well as the Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram. Though the concurrence has been obtained from the concurring RTAs the complaint is that RTA, Kozhikode has not taken a final decision on the renewal application of the first petitioner till date. While so, the first petitioner has submitted an application for transfer of the permit to the name of the second petitioner. The complaint of the petitioners is that no action has been taken on the application for transfer also. 2. The Govt. Pleader on instructions submits that orders shall be passed on the applications of the petitioners without further delay. WPC 5045/2010 2 3. In the above circumstances this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the application for renewal as well as the application for transfer of permit submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Pending decision on the application for renewal of the regular permit, the first petitioner has also submitted an application for the issue of a temporary permit under Section 87(1)(d) of the Motor Vehicles Act on which also no orders have been passed. Therefore, there shall be a further direction to the second respondent to issue the temporary permit within a period of two weeks. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 5045/2010 3 K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- M.F.A.NO: ----------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: