IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 26TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 4TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 3584 of 2004(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.K.MOHAMMED, KALLUVETTIKUZHIYIL, CHENAMANGALOOR, KOZHIKODE. 2. MOHAMMED SHAFI. K., ELANCHERRY HOUSE, P.O.THAVANNOOR, MALAPPURAM 3. V.C.BALAKRISHNAN, PARAYARUKOTTAYIL HOUSE MUTTANCHERY P.O., NARIKUNI. 4. E.K.NOWSHAD, EYAKKATTIL HOUSE, P.O. MAYANAD, KOZHIKODE. 5. P.K.MOHANDAS, PARAYARUKOTTAYIL HOUSE, MUTTANCHERY, NARIKUNI. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.G.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CITY TRAFFIC, KOZHIKODE. 3. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 3584/04 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXTS. EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST PETITIONER'S SERVICE IN RESPECT OF KL-11/P 9333 DTD. 20.11.2002. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF THE 2ND PETITIONER'S SERVICE DTD. 14.12.2001. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT IN RESPECT OF THE 5TH PETITIONER DTD. 21.6.2001. EXT.P4 - ROUGH SKETCH OF THE ROUTE. EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY DTD. 11.10.2002. EXT.P6 - TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 27.12.2003. EXT.P7 - TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE R.T.A. KOZHIKODE DTD. 18.10.2004 IN ITEM NO.7. RESPONDENTS' EXTS. EXT.R2(a) – PHOTO COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP 2331/03. /TRUE COPY/ K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 3584 OF 2004-B ----------------------------------------- JUDGMENT The petitioners are stage carriage operators, whose vehicles start from or touch Kozhikode town. Feeling aggrieved by the proposal to deviate the vehicular traffic through Kozhikode city, which may have the effect of varying the permit conditions, they filed representations before the R.T.A., Kozhikode. Thereafter, this writ petition was filed, seeking appropriate reliefs. Pending the writ petition, this Court ordered that the existing arrangement will continue until the R.T.A takes a decision on the proposal to deviate the route of the vehicles in Kozhikode city. During the pendency of the writ petition, the R.T.A took a final decision in the matter, as per Ext.P7 proceedings dated 18.10.2004. The petitioners challenge that order by amending this Writ Petition. 2. The petitioners have a remedy against the order of the R.T.A before the S.T.A.T. They may invoke that remedy. The period from 16.2.2005, the date on which the amendment application challenging WPC 3584/04 2 Ext.P7 was filed before this Court, till this date shall be excluded while computing the period of limitation, if any, for invoking the statutory remedy against Ext.P7. The Writ Petition is closed without prejudice to the contentions of both sides. 26th September, 2008. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. Nm/