IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2011 / 28TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1717 of 2011(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.A.NIZAR, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.ABOOBACKER, KARUKAPADATH HOUSE, VENNALA P.O., KOCHI - 682 028. BY ADV. SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH SMT.M.A.VAHEEDA BABU SRI.JAGAN GEORGE SRI.K.A.NOUSHAD SRI.P.G.PRAMOD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1.THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM, KAKKANAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN: 682 030. 2.THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, KAKKANAD, PIN: 682 030. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(Civil) No.1717 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of January, 2011 Judgment The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Vytilla-Vytilla. The permit issued to the petitioner in respect of the stage carriage was valid till 6.1.2011. He did not apply for renewal in time. He applied for renewal only after the expiry of the permit along with an application to condone the delay in applying for renewal. Simultaneously, he had also submitted the original of Ext.P4 application for a temporary permit. The application for renewal of the regular permit and the application for temporary permit were submitted on 7.1.2011. The petitioner has also paid the prescribed fee. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to issue a temporary permit on the basis of Ext.P4 application to enable the petitioner to operate the stage carriage till a decision is taken on the application for renewal of the regular permit. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that if the original of Ext.P4 application has been received and is pending W.P.(Civil) No.1717/2011 2 with the 2nd respondent, the 2nd respondent will consider the same and pass orders thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P4 application for temporary permit, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and at any rate, within one week from the date on which the petitioner produces a copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. srd