IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER 2009 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 31850 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BIJU, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. DIVAKARAN, KANNAMPALATH HOUSE, RARICHAN ROAD, ERANHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM. 2. P.A. SIVARAMAN, PARAMMAL HOUSE, PANNISSERY, KOONAMOOCHI, GURUVAYOOR, THRISSUR. 3. K.Y. GEORGE, (FORMERLY SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM) THROUGH THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRAANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, MALAPPURAM. ADV. SRI.ANIL SIVARAMAN FOR R2 SMT.APARNA RAJAN FOR R2 GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.S. MOHAMMED HASHIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: W.P.C.NO. 31850/2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS DT. 26-12-2002. EXT.P2 PROCEEDINGS DT. 12-10-2006. EXT.P3 PROCEEDINGS DT. 3-6-2009. EXT.P4 COMUNICATION DT. 18-9-2009. [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 31850 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 15th December, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator. By Ext. P3 order, the Secretary, RTA revised the timings of the 2nd respondent's service without convening a timing conference. The petitioner submits that the then RTA passed Ext. P3 on the eve of his transfer with an ulterior motive to favour the 2nd respondent unjustly. 2. I am not inclined to go into the merits of the contentions insofar as the 2nd respondent agrees that Ext. P3 may be quashed and the present Secretary may be directed to fix the timings after convening a timing conference since the settling of timings by Ext. P 3 was without convening a timing conference. In the above circumstances, Ext. P3 is quashed and the 1st respondent is directed to settle the timing of the 2nd respondent's service after convening a timing conference as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/