IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2010 / 22TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 966 of 2010(U) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JITHENDRAN, S/O.DAMODHARAN NAIR, 'AISWARYA', KURUVANGAD, VADAKARA. BY ADV. MR.I.DINESH MENON. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VADAKARA. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 966 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating on the route Koyilandy-Thamarassery. Aggrieved by the timings set out in Ext.P1 order, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 petition dated 30.11.2009 before the respondent. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 petition and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri. K.C.Santhosh Kumar, the learned senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits that as Ext.P2 representation was filed only on 30.11.2009, it cannot be said that there has been undue delay in passing orders on the said petition. He further submits that notwithstanding that fact, the petitioner has rushed to this Court immediately after filing a petition for revision of timings. He also submits that the respondent will consider Ext.P2 and take a decision thereon at the earliest. W.P.(C) No. 966/2010 2 3. Ext.P2 discloses that the petitioner has sought revision of the timings fixed as per Ext.P1 in view of the frequent movement of trains from Kozhikode towards Mangalore as a result of which traffic is held up at Bappangode railway gate through which the petitioner's bus passes. In view of the reason put forward by the petitioner in Ext.P2 representation to reconsider Ext.P1, I am of the opinion that the respondent should consider Ext.P2 and pass orders thereon expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P2 and take a decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. The respondent shall before passing orders on Ext.P2 afford the petitioner and other operators, who will be effected by the outcome of Ext.P2, a reasonable opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps