IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 4400 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHIHABUDEEN, 7/611, MANATH VADAKKEPUTHEN PURA, BMC PO, THRIKKAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE KERALA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL CORPORATION(KTDFC), REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GP K C SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 4400 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 25th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Stage Carriage operator holding a regular permit valid till 13.2.2010. The petitioner had applied for the issue of NOC from the financier, second respondent in respect of the vehicle for the reason that the same was subject to a hire purchase agreement. However, the financier has not responded. The petitioner has, therefore, submitted an application for renewal of the permit which is Ext.P5, accompanied by a declaration in accordance with Section 51(8) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. There is a delay also in submitting the application for renewal. Therefore, the petitioner has sought for condonation of the delay also. The application for renewal submitted by the petitioner is Ext.P5 and the declaration submitted by him under Section 51(8) is Ext.P5(a). The complaint of the petitioner is that no orders have been passed on his application till date. Therefore, he prays for the issue of appropriate directions to the first respondent to pass orders on Ext.P5 and P5(a). The Government Pleader has no objection Wpc 4400/2010 2 to such a direction being issued. 2. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 and P5(a) in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, or at the next meeting of the first respondent, whichever is earlier. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk