IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2010 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 8499 of 2010(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- MUJEEB E., VARUPURAYIDAM, KANNANALLOR P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.8499 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner's father was the permit holder of stage carriage vehicle bearing Reg.No.KL-16-A/4350. The petitioner's father was conducting services on the route Veliyam-Civil Station. He died on 9.8.2006. The petitioner has submitted an application for transfer of the permit from the name of his father to his name. The regular permit was valid till 13.3.2010. Therefore, he has submitted an application for renewal of the permit also. The renewal as well as the transfer that has been applied for have not been granted. The petitioner has therefore submitted an application for the issue of a temporary permit under Section 87(1)(d) of the Motor Vehicles Act. On the said application also, no orders have been passed. Therefore, the petitioner seeks appropriate directions for an early disposal of his applications. The learned Government Pleader has no objection to such a direction being issued. 2. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the application for renewal as well as the application wpc No.8499/2010 2 for transfer of permit submitted by the petitioner have been included in the agenda for consideration of the Regional Transport Authority at its next meeting. In view of the above, this Writ Petition can be disposed of directing the matter to be considered by the RTA without delay. 3. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the application for transfer as well as the application for renewal of permit submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law at the next meeting of the RTA or within a period of one month, whichever is earlier. The first respondent is directed to consider the application for temporary permit submitted by the petitioner evidenced herein by Ext.P5 and to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of 10 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/