IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 29TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 33756 of 2007(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.ABDUL KAREEM, S/O MUHAMMED IBRAHIM, KOZHINJAMPARA, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT HEAD QUARTERS, TRANS TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 AND R2 BY ADV. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC R3 BY G.P. SRI. M.R. SABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT MADE IN WPC 30812 OF 2003 DATED 1.10.2003 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14.9.2003 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES DATED 1.8.2003 OF MEETING OF LINGUISTIC MINORITY COMMITTEE. EXT.P4 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PRESS CUTTING OF HINDU DAILY DATED 11.7.2007 EXT.P5 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF REPORT PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DATED 10.5.2007 EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14.5.2007 EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS ITEMS PUBLISHED IN MADHYAMAM DAILY DATED 29.10.2007 EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE PAPER REPORT PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DATED 31.10.2007 EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF THE PAPER REPORT PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DATED 14.11.2007 EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 21.12.2007 SENT BY THE PETITIONER ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN/MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF THE PAPER REPORT PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DATED 20.12.2007 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 33756 OF 2007 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The prayer in the Writ Petition is for direction to the respondents to start inter-State bus service from Trichur and Palghat to Coimbatore via Chittur, Kozhinjampara and Pollachi. In fact since operation is from Trichur and Palghat to Coimbatore, it is inter-State operation. Since there is a new agreement between the Government of Kerala and Government of Tamil Nadu for issue of inter-State permits, there will be direction to the second respondent to consider and introduce inter- State service in the route at the earliest to the extent required in accordance with norms followed. W.P. is disposed of as above. (C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge kk 2