IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2011 / 23RD POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20974 of 2010(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- K.KOYA, S/O. KUTTYAMU, KALLITHADATHIL HOUSE, TANALUR, PIN - 676307, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H. RESPONDENT : ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONALT RANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM-01. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.M. MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 20974 of 2010(V) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THE PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST OF THE PETITIONER BY THE RTA, MALAPPURAM ALONG WITH ENDORSEMENT OF RENEWAL OF PERMIT UPTO 29.3.2011. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 28.3.2001 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, RTA, MALAPPURAM. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS THE SECRETARY RTA, MALAPPURAM SETTLING THE TIMINGS OF ANOTHER OPERATOR ON THE ROUTE TIRUR – CHEMMAD. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 5.6.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20974 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating the stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 10T 3694 on the route Tirur- Parappanangadi, as per the time schedule, evidenced by Ext.P2. The petitioner has on account of clash of timings with the time schedule allotted to other operators, submitted Ext.P4 application before the respondent seeking revision of timings including reduction of the running time. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though several months have passed after Ext.P4 application was submitted, till date, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram has not taken a decision on Ext.P4. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request in Ext.P4 petition and pass expeditious orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri. P.M.Manoj, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted on instructions that the original of Ext.P4 has been forwarded to the Joint Regional Transport WPC No.20974/2010 2 Authority, Tirur with a direction to call for a report from the Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector concerned and that as soon as the report is received from the Joint Regional Transport Officer, Tirur, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram will consider the petitioner's request and take an appropriate decision thereon. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that more than seven months have passed after Ext.P4 application was submitted, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P4 and pass orders thereon within two months from today, after notice to and affording the petitioner and the other stage carriage operators who would be affected by the change of timings a reasonable opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.20974/2010 3 WPC No.20974/2010 4 WPC No.20974/2010 5 WPC No.20974/2010 6