IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2011 / 17TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37601 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.A.MOHAMMED ISMAIL, PONNAMPADIKKAL HOUSE, SANTHIPURAM, KODUNGALLUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN 680020. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY- 682030. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.37601 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is operating a stage carriage bus, KL- 6 C 7627 on the route Guruvayoor – Ernakulam via Muttar Bridge. The petitioner has submitted the original of Ext.P1 application accompanied by Ext.P2 representation to the Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur, for a variation of the permit by curtailing a portion of the route and seeking permission to operate via Varappuzha Bridge. The Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur considered the application at its meeting held on 15.11.2010 and decided to seek the concurrence of the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam for the purpose of considering the petitioner's application. The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this writ petition is that the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam has not till date granted concurrence or taken a decision on the request for concurrence. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam to consider the request made by the Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur for concurrence within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam will examine the petitioner's request in Ext.P1 application, in the light of W.P.(C) No.37601/2010 2 the materials on record, and take an appropriate decision in the matter expeditiously and in any event within one month from today. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam to take a decision on the request made by the Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur, in Ext.P4 proceedings in connection with the petitioner's application for variation of the permit and to communicate the decision to the Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur expeditiously and in any event within one month from today. The Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur shall upon receipt of the decision taken by the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam take an appropriate decision on the petitioner's application for variation of permit expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date of receipt of communication from the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.