IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2011 / 13TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17906 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. INTUC MEENANGADI MANDALAM COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT K.P.KURIAKOSE. 2. M.MOHANAN, MALIEKKAL HOUSE, MEENANGADI P.O., WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, WAYANADU, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KALPETTA P.O. PIN-673 122. 2. THE CHAIRMAN (THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR) REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, WAYANADU, KALPETTA P.O., PIN-673 122. 3. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, WAYANADU. 4. THE MEENANGADI GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MEENANGADI P.O., WAYANADU DISTRICT-673 591. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 17906/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE UNIONS OF AUTO RICKSHAWS DRIVERS TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 15.10.2009 EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 15.12.2009 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE SECOND RESPONDENT EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 27.7.2009 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 14.6.2010 EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE REPORT PREPARED BY THE ASSISTANT MOTOR VEHICLES INSPECTOR RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 17906 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The first petitioner is a trade union represented by its President. The second petitioner is a member of the said trade union. The President of the first petitioner union and the second petitioner are both owners of Autorickshaws and they hold valid permits to operate the Autorickshaws within the local limits of Meenangadi Grama Panchayat in Wayanad District. They have filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P4 decision taken by the Regional Transport Authority, Wayanad way back on 15.6.2010 whereby the Regional Transport Authority rejected the request of the Meenangadi Grama Panchayat to limit the number of Autorickshaw permits in Meenangadi Town. 2. A Full Bench of this Court has in Binu Chacko v. R.T.A. Pathanamthitta [2006 (2) KLT 172 (FB)] held that an existing stage carriage operator cannot challenge the grant of permit to another person or the renewal of the permit. If that be so, the petitioners who hold valid Autorickshaw permits cannot object to the grant of Autorickshaw permits in favour of others. The principles laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Binu Chacko v. R.T.A. Pathanamthitta (supra) would apply with equal force to owners of Autorickshaws who hold valid Autorickshaw permits. I therefore find no merit in the challenge to Ext.P4. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps