IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2010 / 30TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36700 of 2009(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.K. REGHUNATH, S/O.KRISHNAN EMBRANTHIRI, AGED 57 YEARS, PUTHENMADATHIL HOUSE, PERINJANAM P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. MR.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR-3. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.S. MOHAMMED HASHIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 36700/2009-F APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT SIGNED ON 24/03/2009. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE TIME SCHEDULE ALLOTTED TO THE PETITIONER'S VEHICLE IN ORDER NO.G-1229/08R DATED 11/05/2009 BY THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 07/10/2009 PASSED BY THE STAT IN MVARP NO.244/2009. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 03/12/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 36700 of 2009 - F ---------------------------------------- Dated 20th January, 2010 Judgment The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL/8U-2136 on the route Kodungallur-Kundur. The permit to operate a stage carriage was issued to the petitioner on 25.11.2008 subject to settlement of timings. The timings were settled as per Ext.P2 order dated 11.5.2009. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed M.V.A.R.P.No.244 of 2009 before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Ernakulam. By Ext.P3 judgment delivered on 7.10.2009, the State Transport Appellate Tribunal set aside Ext.P2 and directed the respondent to re-settle the timings after giving the petitioner and other operators operating on the route an opportunity of being heard. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though a copy of Ext.P3 was produced before the respondent, till date, revised orders have not been issued settling the timings. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to give effect to Ext.P3 W.P.(C) No.36700/2009 2 order of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.K.S.Mohammed Hashim, the learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits that the respondent will convene a timing conference and re-settle the timings after notice to and affording the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the re- settlement of timings a reasonable opportunity of being heard expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to convene a timing conference and give effect to Ext.P3 order passed by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Ernakulam expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him, after affording the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected a reasonable opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa