IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2010 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7397 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.BIJU, LAKSHMI NIVAS, POOYAPALLY, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM. BY GP K C SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.7397 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a Stage Carriage bearing registration No.KL-2/N 5156 conducting service on the route Ambalakunnu-Kottarakkara. The permit was valid till 13.1.2010. The petitioner has submitted an application for the renewal of his regular permit on 14.12.2009. The petitioner has also submitted an application for the issue of a temporary permit under Section 87(1)(d) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988(`the Act' for short). The complaint of the petitioner is that the temporary permit has not been granted to him till date. 2. The learned Senior Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the application of the petitioner would be considered and the permit granted within a period of ten days. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to issue a temporary permit to the petitioner under Section 87(1)(d) of the Act, as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate, within a period of ten days from the date of Wpc 7397/2010 2 receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk