IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2011 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 2782 of 2011(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.P.BENNY, MOLETHAN VEEDU, KURICHILAKODE, KODANAD. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MUVATTUPUZHA, PIN-686 661. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.2782/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE R.T.A., MUVATTUPUZHA DATED 17.5.2010 EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE TIMINGS SUGGESTED BY THE PETITIONER PROVIDING 3 TRIPS TO KALAPARA COLONY AS DIRECTED BY THE R.T.A., MUVATTUPUZHA. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE R.T.A., MUVATTUPUZHA GRANTING REGULAR PERMIT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 19.11.2010 EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE RESPONDENT NO.G/21104/2010/EM DATED 19.1.2011. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.2782 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for the grant of a regular permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Vadakkumpilly – Perumbavoor – Kalapara Colony. The Regional Transport Authority, Muvattupuzha that met on 17.5.2010 resolved to grant the permit subject to settlement of timings. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though thereafter timing conferences were held on various occasions the time schedule was not settled. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondent to issue the regular permit already granted to the petitioner after settling the timings. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission on 8.2.2011 this Court while admitting the writ petition passed the following order:- “Admit. Issue urgent notice returnable in 10 days to respondents. Heard the learned counsel appearing for W.P(C) NO.2782/2011 -:2:- the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. In view of Ext.P3 proceedings and Ext.P4 order, I am of the opinion that if objections to the schedule of timings set out in Ext.P4 have not been received by the Secretary of RTA on or before 3.2.2011, the respondent shall issue a regular permit to the petitioner to operate the stage carriage on the route Vadakkumpilly – Perumbavoor – Kalapara Colony as per the time schedule set out in Ext.P4 order, if the current records of the vehicle have already been produced. If objections have been received, the respondent shall consider the same with notice to the objectors and take an appropriate decision in the matter within 10 days from the date of production of a copy of this order and thereafter issue the permit with the revised timings, if the timings set out in Ext.P4 are revised.” When the writ petition came up for hearing today after service of notice, Sri.K.V.Gopinathan Nair, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the timing conference was held and the permit issued pursuant to the said interim order and that the petitioner does not have any subsisting grievance. In the light of the said submission the writ petition is closed W.P(C) NO.2782/2011 -:3:- with the observation that the permit granted pursuant to the interim order shall be treated as the regular permit issued to the petitioner in implementation of Ext.P3 order. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.2782 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 21st March, 2011