IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2010 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 16459 of 2010(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SWAMINATHAN, 7/664, KATHALATT HOUSE, P.O.OLAVANA, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16459 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner was having a regular permit for conducting services on the route West Hill-Meenchanda, valid till 21.3.2005. His application for renewal of the permit was not granted for the reason that it could not be entertained in view of the publication of a draft notification dated 15.9.2008 under Section 99(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. According to the petitioner, the scheme of nationalization has already been finalised and a final notification has also been issued under Section 103 of the Act. It has been provided in the said notification that all permits in existence before 9.5.2006 shall be permitted to continue and such permits were also directed to be renewed. In view of the above, the petitioner contends that he is entitled to the renewal of his permit also. He has submitted Ext.P5 for the above purpose. But, he complains that no orders have been passed thereon till date. The learned Senior Government Pleader has no wpc No.16459/2010 2 objection to directions being issued to expedite matters. 2. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the request of the petitioner for the renewal of his regular permit as per his application dated 30.4.2010 evidenced herein by Ext.P5 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/