IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 28TH MARCH 2011 / 7TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 1814 of 2011(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.V.SASANK, S/O.VASUDEVAN, KUNNATHULLY HOUSE, THIRUVANATH LANE, P.O.AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-3. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR-680 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.1814/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 15.11.2010. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.1814 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently operating a stage carriage on the route Banglavukadavu – Thrissur - Thriprayar on the strength of a regular permit. He applied for variation of the permit by curtailing the service on a portion of the route and an extension of service on another sector without change in the intermediate points and existing timings. The Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur that met on 15.11.2010 granted the variation sought subject to settlement of timings. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that till date the timing conference has not been held and the timings have not been settled. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to settle the timings and issue the varied permit in implementation of Ext.P1 decision within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.P.M.Manoj, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent, submitted that the respondent will hold a timing conference, settle the timings and issue the varied permit W.P(C) NO.1814/2011 -:2:- expeditiously. Having regard to the said submission and the fact that more than four months have passed after the Regional Transport Authority resolved to grant the variation sought by the petitioner, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to settle the timings and issue the varied permit in implementation of Ext.P1 decision expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date on which a certified copy of the judgment is produced before him. Needless to say the respondent shall issue notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators operating on the route in question and afford them an opportunity of being heard before settling the time schedule. If for any reason the respondent is not in a position to fix the time schedule within the said period of six weeks the respondent shall issue the varied permit with a set of provisional timings without prejudice to his right to revise the timings after holding a timing conference thereafter. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.1814 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 28th March, 2011