IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2011 / 13TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21183 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.M.SHABEER,S/O.ABDULLA,VALTHODIKA HOUSE,PO PERIMBALAM,ANAKKAYAM,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,MALAPPURAM,PIN 676 505. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.21183/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 3.6.2011 / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.21183 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage service on the route Pulliyilangadi – Parappanangadi. The time schedule in respect of the petitioner's stage carriage was settled in the year 2001. Stating that on account of surrender of permit by another stage carriage operator, who was operating on a sector of the route, a vacant time slot has arisen, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P1 petition dated 3.6.2011 requesting the respondent to revise the time schedule allotted to him. This writ petition is filed contending that though nearly two months have passed after Ext.P1 representation was submitted, till date orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request made in Ext.P1 application and to take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.S.Abdul Salam, the learned Government Pleader W.P(C).No.21183 of 2011 -:2:- appearing for the respondent submits that if Ext.P1 application has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an expeditious decision thereon, in accordance with law, after notice to the other existing operators. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance with law, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the change of timings sought by the petitioner. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.21183 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 4th August, 2011