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. 4745 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. RAJA RAM.M.R., S/O.RAMASWAMY, VASMA RESIDENCY APARTMENTS, KAREKKAD ROAD, GURUVAYUR. 2. I.C.SHAJIL, S/O.CHANDRAN, IRUDUKAVIL HOUSE, SUKAPURAM, KALADITHARA P.O., EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, PIN 676 505. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4745 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are stage carriage operators operating different stage carriages on the route Ponnani-Guruvayoor-Kozhikode. The stage carriage operated by the first petitioner leaves Guruvayoor at 2.40 P.M. while the stage carriage operated by the second petitioner leaves Guruvayoor at 2.58 P.M. The petitioners have jointly submitted Ext.P1 petition dated 26.11.2010 expressing their willingness to mutually change the timings of their stage carriages. In short, the first petitioner wants his stage carriage to leave Guruvayoor at 2.58 P.M. and the second petitioner wants his stage carriage to leave at 2.40 P.M. It is stated that though more than two months have passed after Ext.P1 was submitted, till date, orders have not been passed thereon, though under section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the respondent is bound to consider the application. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 and take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits that that if Ext.P1 application has been received W.P.(C) No.4745 of 2011 2 and is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an expeditious decision thereon, in accordance with law. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that more than two months have passed after Ext.P1 application was submitted, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance with law, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before him, after notice to the petitioners and other stage carriage operators, if any, who will be affected by the change of timings sought by the petitioners. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.