IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2010 / 4TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23295 of 2010(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- P.SHIJU, S/O. KUMARAN, 1/3921 F (49/1938), ANIL NIVAS, KOLATHIPARAMBA, WEST HILL P.O., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.23295 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 26th DAY OF JULY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Stage Carriage operator and the registered owner of Stage Carriage vehicle bearing registration No.KL-58 9099. According to the petitioner, the vehicle is a 2007 model one, which has not completed five years and is therefore fit for operation as a “Fast Passenger Service”. There is a Stage Carriage bearing registration No.KL-13/N 3441 that was conducting service as a Fast Passenger on the route Thommankuthu - Ernakulam on the strength of a regular permit valid till 7.2.2012. Since the said vehicle has completed five years, the petitioner submits that the vehicle is not fit for the conduct of service as a Fast Passenger. The petitioner has therefore submitted an application for the issue of a temporary permit for conducting service in the said vacancy. Though Ext.P4 was received by the respondent, it is submitted that no orders have been passed thereon, till date. Therefore, he seeks appropriate directions for the issue of orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. I have heard the learned Senior Government Wpc 23295/2010 2 Pleader, Mr.K.C.Santhosh Kumar, who has no objection to such a direction being issued. 2. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the application submitted by the petitioner evidenced herein by Ext.P4 and to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk