IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 20TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3230 of 2010(C) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- T.P.NURUNNISA, W/O. LATE.K.P.BASHEER, AGED 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT "NASEEB" P.O. CHALAKARA, MAHE. BY ADV. SRI.A.K.ABDUL AZEEZ SRI.RENJIT GEORGE RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VATAKARA. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VATAKARA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W. P.(C) No. 3230 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the widow of late K.P.Basheer who was the registered owner of a vehicle bearing registration No.KL-11/C 2237 operating services on the route Thalassery-Vatakara- Thottilpalam-Kurumthodi. The petitioner's husband was operating the services on the strength of a regular permit. The petitioner's husband had applied for the renewal of his regular permit for a period of another 5 years on 21.03.2000. However, after the death of the petitioner's husband, the petitioner was operating the services on the strength of temporary permits issued under Section 87(1)(d) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The present complaint of the petitioner is that the temporary permit of the petitioner has not been renewed. 2. The Government Pleader on instructions submits that though the petitioner's husband had died on 11.11.05, intimation of the death was given to the authorities only on 04.01.06. However, there was no application to transfer the permit of the WP(C) No. 3230 of 2010 -:2:- vehicle to the name of the petitioner. That was the reason, why the application for temporary permit submitted by the petitioner was not granted. If the petitioner submits a proper application for transfer of the permit to the name of the petitioner, accompanied by an application for temporary permit, the Government Pleader submits that the said applications would be considered. 3. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to submit a proper application for transfer of the permit which was in the name of her deceased husband to her name, accompanied by an application for temporary permit to the concerned authority. If such applications are received, the respondents shall consider those applications, in accordance with law and shall pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE ttb