IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2011 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 5018 of 2011(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHAMMED MUSTAFA,FARIDA MANZIL, THIRUVILANGAD,KALLAI,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY,THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,KOZHIKODE. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.M. MANOJ. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO.5018 OF 2011 EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF REGULAR PERMIT WITH THE CHELAN DATED 31.12.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. //TRUE COY// P.S. TO JUDGE. P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5018 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Kozhikode – Mukkam – Thiruvambady – Punnakkal – Ponnamkayam on the strength of a regular permit. He had submitted the original of Ext.P1 application dated 31.12.2010 for variation of the permit by operating an additional trip. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though nearly three months have passed after the application was submitted till date orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P1 application and pass orders thereon expeditiously. 2. Sri.P.M.Manoj, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that if the original of Ext.P1 has been received and it is pending, the competent authority among the respondents will consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to consider Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon, if as on today it has been received and is pending, W.P.(C) No.5018 of 2011 2 expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a copy of this judgment before the respondents. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.