IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 27TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2670 of 2011(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- AJOY L.S., LAKSHMI VILASOM, THIRUVONAM, KIZHAKKENADA, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.STALIN PETER DAVIS AMBATT. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- THE SECRETARY, R.T.A., ALAPPUZHA 688 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. R.BINDU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.2670/2011 G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF PROCEEDING GRANTING REGULAR PERMIT DTD. 22/04/2010. P2: COPY OF THE TIMING CONFERENCE NOTICE DTD. 7/09/2010. P3: COPY OF THE TIMING CONFERENCE NOTICE DTD. 25/11/2010. P4: COPY OF THE TIMING CONFERENCE NOTICE DTD. 21/12/2010. P5: COPY OF THE TIMING CONFERENCE NOTICE DTD. 14/01/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.2670 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner applied to the Regional Transport Authority, Alappuzha for the grant of a regular permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Chengannur – Bharanikavu. By Ext.P1 proceedings dated 22.4.2010, the Regional Transport Authority, Alappuzha allowed the application and directed the issuance of a permit subject to settlement of timings. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Alappuzha, communicated the said order to the petitioner with a direction to produce current records of the vehicle within 30 days from the date of the order. It is stated that though the petitioner produced the current records and timing conferences were held on 7.9.2010, 25.11.2010, 21.12.2010 and 14.1.2011, till date, the permit has not been issued. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to issue a permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings with the timings settled on 14.1.2011. 2. The respondent has been served and has entered appearance through the learned Government Pleader. Pursuant to the order passed by this Court on 9.2.2011, the learned Government Pleader made available to me the files containing the minutes of the W.P.(C) No.2670 of 2011 2 timing conference held on 14.1.2011. The files disclose that about 50 persons representing different stage carriage operators had attended the timing conference held on 14.1.2011 and that the respondent had arrived at a set of timings on that day. The pages of the files are however not serially numbered. Since the respondent has already settled the timings on 14.1.2011, I am of the opinion that the respondent should issue the permit with the said timings expeditiously. 3. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to issue a permit to the petitioner in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings of the Regional Transport Authority, Alappuzha with the set of timings settled by him on 14.1.2011. The permit shall be issued to the petitioner within one week from the date on which the petitioner produces a copy of this judgment before the respondent. 4. In view of the fact that none of the pages of the file produced before me have been serially numbered and the office seal has not been affixed on the various petitions submitted by the parties, I direct the Transport Commissioner, Alappuzha to enquire into the manner in which files are maintained in the office of the Regional W.P.(C) No.2670 of 2011 3 Transport Authority, Alappuzha. Registry is directed to communicate a copy of this judgment to the Transport Commissioner forthwith. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.