IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26913 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SUBRAHMANIAN, SUBRAMANIA VILASAM, (WARD MEMBER WARD NO.X, MANDROTHURUTHU GRAMA PANCNAYAT) PEZHUMTHURUTHU P.O., PERUMAN, KOLLAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PRASAD SRI.ABHILASH S.FRANCIS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE R.T.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT, KOLLAM. 2. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, KOLLAM DEPOT, KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.I.V.PRAMOD SHRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.26913 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 4th day of September, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a panchayat member of the 10th ward of Mandronthuruthu Panchayat. He is espousing the cause of the people of his ward for extending bus services conducted upto Perumon junction for a further distance of 250 meters so as to ease hardships of the inhabitants of Pezhumthuruthu and Pattomthuruthu islands, which comprise in his ward. In respect of this, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. The petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before 2nd respondent for extension of KSRTC bus services also. The learned Government Pleader submits that a decision on this has to be taken by the Regional Transport Authority. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The 1st respondent shall place Ext.P1 before the Regional Transport Authority in its next meeting and the Regional w.p.c.26913/08 2 Transport Authority shall consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 in its next meeting. The 2nd respondent shall also consider Ext.P2 representation in this regard and pass orders thereon within one month from the date of decision of the RTA as directed above. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this writ petition before respondents 1 and 2 for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge