IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2008 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 37483 of 2007(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.KARUNAKARAN, S/O. KUNHUKUNHU, MANGATTETHU HOUSE, ELIPPAKULAM P.O., VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE, MAVELIKKARA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN, SRI.ANIL KUMAR M.SIVARAMAN. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writ Petition (C) No.37483 of 2007-K -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judgment The petitioner applied for a four month's temporary permit on the route Keerikadu jetty-Sasthamkotta in respect of his stage carriage KL-04/K-8953. In respect of the very same vehicle, he applied for a 20 days' temporary permit on the very same route. Both the applications were rejected. The 4 months' temporary permit application was rejected by the RTA, Alappuzha by Ext.P7 order dated 06.12.2007. The 20 days' temporary permit application was rejected by the Secretary, RTA, Alappuzha by Ext.P8 order dated 03.12.2007. Challenging those orders, this Writ Petition is filed. The applications were rejected based on the finding that there was no temporary need on the route. The four months' temporary permit application was rejected on a further ground that the route overlaps a notified route. 2. The absence of need for grant of temporary permit is a finding of fact made by the competent authority, with which this court cannot interfere. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. But, this will not affect the right of the petitioner to move again for temporary permit if WPC 37483/07 2 temporary need subsists now. 23.05.2008 K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE sta