IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 8TH JULY 2011 / 17TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18539 of 2011(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- C.ABDUL AZEEZ, CHANDAVALAPPIL HOUSE, VELIKUNNU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT: --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, (REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER), KOZHIKODE PIN - 673 020. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM (Sr.) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 18539 OF 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 26.5.2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18539 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Parappanangady-Kozhikode-Medical College on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule in respect of the petitioner's stage carriage was settled on 14.12.1993. Stating that on account of surrender of the permit of stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-10/L 4407 operating on the sector Kozhikode- Parappanangady a vacancy has arisen, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 representation dated 26.5.2011 before the Regional Transport Officer, Kozhikode for revision of the time schedule. This writ petition is filed contending that though more than one month has passed thereafter, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 representation and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.S.Abdul Salam, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if as claimed by the petitioner the original of Ext.P1 representation has been received by the WPC No.18539/2011 2 respondent and it is pending, the respondent will consider the same and pass orders thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that more than one month has passed after Ext.P1 representation was submitted, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 representation and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after notice to and affording the petitioner and other stage carriage operators operating on the same route/sectors thereof an opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps