IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6851 of 2010(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MOHANAN.K.K., KOMBATH HOUSE, PULLUT, KODUNGALLOOR, THRISSUR. BY ADV. MR.M.A.FAYAZ RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 6851 OF 2010 F ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator conducting services on the route Guruvayoor-Ernakulam on the strength of a regular permit with vehicle No: KL-8-G-2163. The above route is a long distance route and according to the petitioner all the other operators on the route are conducting service with a running time of 1.5 minute per kilometre. However, the petitioner has been allotted a running time of 2 minutes per kilometre. The petitioner complains that commuters avoid his services for the reason that even services that commence operations after him overtake him taking advantage of the lesser running time allotted to them and reach the destination earlier. The petitioner has submitted a request for rectifying the anomaly and for ensuring parity of running time with the other services. He has also submitted a set of proposed timings. The petitioner complains that no orders have been passed on his request so far. 2. It is further submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that a similar request of another operator was rejected by the respondent but that the rejection has been set aside by the State WPC 6851/2010 2 Transport Appellate Tribunal (STAT) in M.V.R.P.No:181/2009 on 26.10.2009. The Govt. Pleader assures that orders would be passed on the petitioner's request without further delay. 3. In the above circumstances this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the request of the petitioner evidenced herein by Ext.P3 and to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, taking into account the judgment of the STAT also. The respondents shall before passing orders as above afford an opportunity of being heard to other interested parties also. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 6851/2010 3 K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- M.F.A.NO: ----------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: