IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2010 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 15718 of 2010(L) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ I.C.RASHINLAL, S/O.RAJAN, ITHANAMKANDY HOUSE, P.O.EDAKKAD,KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHOIRTY KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHOIRTY, KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.15718 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner was holding a valid Stage Carriage permit for conducting services on the route Cherukulam-Kottupadam with Stage Carriage vehicle bearing registration No.KL-9/K 6500. The petitioner's permit expired on 8.1.2010. According to the petitioner, he was sick and was hospitalised due to heart ailments and therefore he could not operate the services nor was he able to apply for renewal of the permit in time. As soon as the petitioner became fit enough, he submitted an application for the renewal of his permit, supported by a petition for condonation of delay. The same is submitted to be still pending. In view of the fact that his application for renewal of regular permit was pending, the petitioner also submitted an application under Section 87 (1)(d) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the reissue of a temporary permit. The petitioner complains that no orders have been passed thereon, till date. Therefore, he seeks appropriate directions for an early disposal of his application. The learned Senior Government Pleader has Wpc 15718/2010 2 no objection to such a direction being issued. 2. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the application for temporary permit submitted by the petitioner, if his renewal application is actually pending and to pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk