IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2011 / 7TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23342 of 2011(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BOBY GEORGE, PARAKKA HOUSE, EZHATTUMUGHAM, ANGAMALY. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CUM REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM-682030. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.HANIL KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 23342/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 20.7.2011 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 23342 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Ezhattumugham-Angamaly on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule in respect of the petitioner’s stage carriage was settled on 13.9.2006. Pointing out that on account of introduction of other services on the route/sectors thereof there is a clash of timings, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 petition dated 20.7.2011 before the respondent seeking a revision of the time schedule. This writ petition is filed seeking expeditious disposal of the said petition. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri. Hanil Kumar, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if the original of Ext.P1 has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously. WPC No.23342/2011 2 In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 petition and take an appropriate decision thereon, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to and affording the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the outcome of Ext.P1 an opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps