IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH MARCH 2011 / 25TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7478 of 2011(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.V.SIVADASAN, KATTAMVALLIKKAL HOUSE, PANANGAD P.O., BALUSSERY, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VADAKARA, PIN-673101. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.7478 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently operating a stage carriage on the route Koyilandy – Balussery on the strength of a regular permit issued by the Regional Transport Authority, Vadakara. He had applied for variation of the permit by deviating the service on a sector thereof. The Regional Transport Authority, Vadakara that met on 3.12.2010 considered the application and resolved to grant the variation subject to settlement of timings. Thereafter, a timing conference was scheduled to be held on 22.2.2011. It was later adjourned to 8.3.2011. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that it was thereafter indefinitely adjourned in view of the impending elections as a result of which the petitioner is not in a position to operate the service on the varied route. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to settle the timings and issue the varied permit in implementation of Ext.P1 decision within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.Basant Balaji, learned Government Pleader appearing W.P(C).No.7478 of 2011 -:2:- for the respondent, submitted that the respondent will hold a timing conference, settle the timings and issue the varied permit expeditiously. Having regard to the said submission and the fact that more than three months have passed after the Regional Transport Authority resolved to grant the variation sought by the petitioner, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to settle the timings and issue the varied permit in implementation of Ext.P1 decision expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date on which a certified copy of the judgment is produced before him. Needless to say the respondent shall issue notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators operating on the route in question and afford them an opportunity of being heard before settling the time schedule. If for any reason the respondent is not in a position to fix the time schedule within the said period of six weeks the respondent shall issue a set of provisional timings and issue the varied permit without prejudice to his right to revise the timings after holding a timing conference thereafter. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.7478 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 16th March, 2011