IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2009 / 21ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22977 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.S.VARKEY, CHERIYANITHOTTATHIL HOUSE, CHELAKOMBU P.O, KARUKACHALA, BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.22977 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a vehicle bearing registration No.KL-6/9273 covered by a regular permit operating on the route Kurichi- Kattappana. Timings of the vehicle was also settled on 7.2.2005. Subsequently, yet another service started operating on the same route with KL-5/8817, now replaced by KL-17/E-4534. The said operator sought for variation of the timings and it was settled, without hearing the petitioner. The petitioner is aggrieved by the same. 2. It seems that the petitioner objected to the timings settled in relation to the said vehicle. The petitioner was called for a hearing as evidenced by Ext.P3. The petitioner has submitted his objections. The operator of KL-17/E-4534 shall also be heard and a decision shall be taken by the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority in the matter of W.P.(C).No.22977 of 2009 :: 2 :: objections submitted by the petitioner, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The objection filed by the petitioner, that none of the operators had any notice of the proposed timings mooted by the operator of KL-17/E-4534, shall be considered and if it is found that there was a notice of hearing, then the remedy of the petitioner is to challenge the order passed by the 1st respondent for settlement of timings. 3. Writ petition is disposed of as above. A copy of this judgment, along with a copy of the writ petition shall be produced by the petitioner before the respondent for compliance. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge