IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5681 of 2011(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VENUGOPAL,THEJUS,PARUTHUR PALLIPPURAM, PATTAMBI. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,PALAKKAD,PIN 678 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.5681 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Pattambi-Pallippuram via. V.K.Kadavu, Thrithala, Velliyamkallupalam, Kodikkunnu as an ordinary service. He had applied for variation of the route. By Ext.P1 proceedings dated 30.11.2010 the Regional Transport Authority, Palakkad granted the variation subject to settlement of timings. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though nearly three months have passed after the variation sought was granted, till date the time schedule has not been settled and the varied permit has not been issued. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to issue a varied permit in terms of Ext.P1 order within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. It is evident from Ext.P1 proceedings that as early as on 30.11.2010 the variation sought by the petitioner was granted by the Regional Transport Authority, Palakkad. No doubt the variation was granted subject to settlement of timings. Though W.P(C).No.5681 of 2011 -:2:- nearly three months have passed after the variation sought was granted, till date the time schedule has not been settled and the varied permit has not been issued. In such circumstances it is for the respondent to hold a timing conference with notice to the petitioner and other operators operating on the route in question and settle the timings expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to hold a timing conference and settle the timings in order to enable the petitioner to operate the stage carriage in terms of Ext.P1. This shall be done expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the respondent. Needless to say the respondent shall issue notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators and afford them an opportunity to put forward their objections before taking a decision in the matter. The respondent shall thereafter issue the permit expeditiously and in any event within one week from the date on which the time schedule is settled. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. W.P(C).No.5681 of 2011 -:3:- P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.5681 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 23rd February, 2011