IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2011 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27728 of 2011(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ABDUL RAOOF, EDAKKOD HOUSE, NALLALAM POST, CHERUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM 676505. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 27728/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1. TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY DATED 28.07.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL /True Copy/ vps PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 27728 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner applied for a fresh regular stage carriage permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Parappanangadi-Feroke. In that application he had offered to operate the service with stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-07-AN-9432. The Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram that met on 28.7.2011 resolved to grant the permit subject to settlement of timings. Ext.P1 is a copy of the proceedings issued in that regard. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though on receipt of a copy of Ext.P1 order he had produced the current records of the vehicle offered by him, till date, the time schedule has not been settled and the permit has not been issued. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to issue the permit after WPC No.27728/2011 2 settling the timings in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.G.Gopakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted on instructions that the decision of the Regional Transport Authority was communicated to the petitioner on 22.9.2011 and that he thereupon produced the current records of the stage carriage offered by him 12.10.2011. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that a timing conference is scheduled to be held on 3.11.2011 and the permit will be issued after the time schedule is settled. 3. I have considered the submissions made at the Bar by the learned counsel on either side. In view of the admitted fact that the petitioner had produced the current records of the vehicle offered by him within time and the records were found to be in order, I am of the WPC No.27728/2011 3 opinion that the respondent should settle the timings in the timing conference scheduled to be held on 3.11.2011 itself and issue the permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings expeditiously thereafter. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to settle the timings in the timing conference scheduled to be held on 3.11.2011 itself and issue the permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment before the respondent. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.27728/2011 4