IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2009 / 29TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1843 of 2009(T) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.M. KUNJUMON, S/O. MUHAMMED, PAKKOLIL HOUSE, KONNATHADY P.O., IDUKKI, BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, IDUKKI. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI. BY SMT. SUDHADEVI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1843 of 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 19th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT Exhibit P1 is the permit in respect of a stage carrier bearing registration no. KL-06/9059 and the petitioner claims to be the owner of the said vehicle. Subsequently, joint applications for transfer of Exhibit P1 permit and for its renewal were submitted. It can be seen from Exhibit P2, the applications were came up for consideration in the meeting of the first respondent held on 18/11/2008. The matter still remains undecided. In the meantime, the petitioner herein was operating the vehicle in the route on the strength of a temporary permit granted and Exhibit P3 is the last temporary permit, which is valid till 21/01/2009. Later the petitioner also submitted Exhibit P4 application for the reissue of the temporary permit to operate the vehicle in continuation of Exhibit P3 permit and orders have not been passed. In the meantime, he also made an application, Exhibit P5, for replacement of the vehicle. Orders have not been passed on Exhibits P4 and P5 as well. In the aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is filed praying W.P.(C) No. 1843 /2009 2 for a direction to the second respondent to issue temporary permit on Exhibit P4 application so as to operate in continuation of Exhibit P3 permit valid till 21/1/2009, pending final orders on the application for transfer and renewal of Exhibit P1 regular permit. Evidently, the validity of Exhibit P1 is till 21/01/2009 and joint applications for transfer and renewal of the permit are pending before the second respondent. Although, these applications came up for consideration before the R.T.A on 18/11/2008, orders have not been passed. This is the primary reason for not passing the orders in Exhibits P4& P5 . Therefore, in the aforesaid situation, the RTA has to consider the applications for transfer of permit and for renewal of the permit referred in Exhibit P2. Accordingly, the second respondent is directed to pass orders on the aforesaid joint applications as expeditiously as possible at any rate within eight weeks of production of copy of this judgment. It is directed that in the meanwhile the petitioner will be permitted to ply his vehicle on the basis of temporary permits. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE scm