IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20159 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- T.K.RAJU, THAIPARAMBIL HOUSE, S.L.PURAM P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADV. MR. K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR MS. G.CHITRA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA. * 3. AMJAD KHAN, S/O BASHEER KHAN, AMJAD MANZIL, CIVIL STATION WARD, ALAPPUZHA. (*impleaded as additional 3rd respondent, as per order dated 16.7.2010 in I.A. 9346 OF 2010) R3 BY ADV. MR. G.PRABHAKARAN, STANDING COUNSEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P. (C) No. 20159 of 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 16th day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers: i. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the respondents to consider and pass final order on Exts. P2 and P3 renewal applications submitted by the petitioner for the renewal of his Ext. P1 regular permit on the route Kalvoor - Kadappuram, forthwith, or at any rate within a time limit to be fixed by this Honourable Court, in the interest of justice; ii. To issue any other appropriate writ, direction or order which this, Honourable Court deem fit in the circumstances of the case. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the additional 3rd respondent submits that, there is no vacancy at all and as such there is no merits or bonafides in the application preferred by the petitioner for renewal. 3. Going by the limited nature of the contentions, this Court finds that, this matter requires to be considered by the concerned respondent and pass appropriate orders on Ext. P3. Accordingly, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3, in accordance with law, after hearing the petitioner as well as W.P. (C) No. 20159 of 2010 : 2 : the additional 3rd respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks, from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd