IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH MARCH 2010 / 19TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7746 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUKUMARAN, S/O.SREEDHARAN, SAROJA BHAVAN, AVADUKKA P.O., PERUVANNAMUZHY. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE(RURAL), KOZHIKODE, VADAKARA P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PERAMBRA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY GP K C SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.7746 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Stage Carriage operator conducting service on the route Perambra - Peruvannamuzhi - Poozhithodu - Muthukadu. According to the petitioner, the route is well serviced with a number of services operating efficiently. The petitioner complains that several autorickshaws, jeeps and other vehicles are conducting services illegally on the said route, causing a lot of inconvenience and loss to the authorised services. According to the petitioner, the respondents are duty bound to prevent the operation of such illegal services but that they were not taking any action in the matter. The petitioner has submitted Exts.P1, P2 and P3 complaints before the respondents, which are all pending. According to the petitioner, the respondents have not taken any action to curb the activities of the persons, who are conducting parallel services. Unless the parallel services are stopped, the petitioner submits that he would suffer irreparable injury and loss. 2. I have heard the learned Senior Government Pleader also, who Wpc 7746/2010 2 assures that the complaint of the petitioner would be disposed of in accordance with law. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the complaints of the petitioner, set out in Exts.P1 to P3 representations, in accordance with law and to take appropriate action thereon, as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner as well as other interested persons also. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk