IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2011 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32423 of 2011(C) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S) : ---------------------- P.V.MOHANAN, AMAL VILLA, ADOOR, KADACHIRA P.O.,KANNUR BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S) : ------------------------ THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR-670001 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. G. GOPAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: NS W.P.C.NO.32423/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT. P1 : COPY OF THE PERMIT DATED 16/02/2010. EXT. P2 : COPY OF THE PERMIT DATED 1/10/2007. EXT. P3 : COPY OF THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 20/10/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE NS P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.32423 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage services on the route Chakkarakal - Kannur - Thalassery and Kannur - Thalassery - Kuthuparamba on the strength of regular permits, issued on 16.2.2010 and 1.10.2010 respectively. In view of the change in the railway timings and introduction of other services and other changes in circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 application dated 20.10.2011 before the respondent for revision of the time schedules of his stage carriages. This writ petition is filed contending that though more than one month has passed thereafter, till date orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 application and take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.G.Gopakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if Ext.P2 application W.P(C).No.32423 of 2011 -:2:- has been received and it 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.P2 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.32423 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 6th December, 2011