IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2008 / 14TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29313 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SRI.BHASKAR POOJARY, S/O SRI. BATAJY POOJARY, AGED 47 YEARS,MACHA HOUSE, P.O. MANGALAPADAV (VIA), VITTAL, BANTWAL TALUK, KARNATAKA. BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANATHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRASPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVNANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE TRASPORT AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GP SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).29313/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 6th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a registered owner of the stage carriage bearing registration No.KA 20/7455 which is stated to be covered with a regular interstate permit on the route Kasargode-Mangalore. According to the petitioner, interstate permit is being issued subject to the payment of tax to the Government of Karnataka as well as the Government of Kerala. But the permit is not included in the interstate agreement in question when he had come up for renewal. Petitioner submits that if the permit is included in the interstate agreement between the State of Karnataka and State of Kerala, then he would be in a position to continue to operate the vehicle on the interstate permit. A similar matter has been considered by this Court in Ext.P3 judgment. Exts.P1 and P2 are the representations pending in this regard before the first and second respondents respectively. W.P.(C).29313/2008 2 2. I heard learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first and second respondents to consider Exts.P1 and P2 and take appropriate decision thereon as expeditiously as possible. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs