IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2011 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 24800 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.HASANKUNHI,SHARMILA MANZIL, T.C.ROAD, THALASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR 670 001,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KASARAGOD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VATAKARA 673 101. REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE 673 001,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM 676 505,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR 680 652,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 7. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 8. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM 686 001, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANITHA RAVINDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 24800/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1. TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 28.06.2011 IN RESPECT OF RENEWAL OF PERMIT OF STAGE CARRIAGE NO. KL.58.E.1899. EXHIBIT P2. TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 28.06.2011 IN RESPECT OF RENEWAL OF PERMIT OF STAGE CARRIAGE NO. KL.58.A.3456. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL /True Copy/ vps PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 24800 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating stage carriage services on the route Panathur-Kottayam and Kottayam- Panathur. The permits were valid till 6.5.2011. The petitioner applied for renewal of the permits in time. The applications were taken up by the Regional Transport Authority, Kannur for consideration at its meeting held on 28.6.2011. Both the applications were adjourned with a direction to the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority to seek the concurrence of the sister Regional Transport Authorities. This writ petition is filed contending that though several months have passed thereafter, respondents 2 to 8 who are the sister Regional Transport Authorities have not so far taken a decision on the request for concurrence made by the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Knnoor. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to respondents 2 to 8 to consider the request of the primary authority for grant of concurrence within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Smt.Anitha Ravindran, the learned Government Pleader appearing for WPC No.24800/2011 2 the respondents submitted that the sister Regional Transport Authorities will take an appropriate decision on the request made by the Regional Transport Authority, Kannur for concurrence expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from today. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that nearly five months have passed after the Regional Transport Authority, Kannur decided to seek concurrence, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondents 2 to 8 to take a decision on the request for concurrence made by the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kannur pursuant to Exts.P1 and P2 proceedings and to communicate their decision to the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kannur expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before each of the respondents. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.24800/2011 3