IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER FRIDAY, THE 17TH OCTOBER 2008 / 25TH ASWINA 1930 W.P.(C).No.30656 of 2008(S) ------------------------------------------------ PETITIONER:- -------------------- BUS PASSENGER'S ASSOCIATION, KEERAMPARA P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, VARKICHAN, EDAPPAZHATHIL, KEERAMPARA P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.MOHANLAL. RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. STATE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. 3. TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 4. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRIVANDRUM. R1 TO R3 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN. R4 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu,C.J. & A.K.Basheer,J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.30656 of 2008-S ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 17th October, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. Petitioner is an Association. (2) In this public interest litigation filed, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(i) issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order quashing Exhibit P1 Notification as illegal and arbitrary. (ii) issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order directing the 1st respondent to constitute a committee headed by a retired High Court Judge for enquiry into the fare stage anomaly and irregularity as shown in Exhibit P1 and for fixation of a fare and reasonable fare stage in accordance with law. (iii) issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order quashing the collection of insurance cess from passengers by KSRTC”. (3) The reliefs sought in this writ petition are more or less identical with the reliefs sought in W.P.(C).No.32920 of 2005(S). (4) This Court, by its orders dated 2nd July, 2008, has rejected the writ petition. WP(C).30656/2008 2 - (5) Respectfully following the observations made in the aforesaid decision, this writ petition requires to be rejected. Accordingly, it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice A.K.Basheer Judge vku/-