IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6869 of 2008(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SUBRAMANYAN P.R., AGED 42 YEARS, POORUTHAN PARAMBIL HOUSE, EROOR P.O. TRIPUNITHURA BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ERNAKULAM REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ERNAKULAM. 3. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRIVANDRUM. 4. STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 6869 OF 2008 P ==================== Dated this the 28th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T The application for regular permit made by the petitioner was rejected by Ext.P3 by the RTA. The ground on which it was rejected is that the route applied for overlaps the notified supplementation scheme. This order was confirmed by the appellate authority in Ext.P5. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that since the route in question is a city route, the overlapping is inapplicable. However, I notice that this argument was not raised before the Tribunal as is evident from Ext.P5 judgment rendered by the Tribunal. Even in the grounds raised in the writ petition, petitioner has only stated that such a ground was pleaded before the Tribunal. In view of this, I am not inclined to permit the petitioner to raise any fresh contention for the first time in the writ petition. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp