IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 18010 of 2006(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- A.R.PRABHAKARAN NAIR, SINDHU VILLA, NARIYAPURAM, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN SRI.M.S.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDL.R4. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRIVANDRUM. (IMPLEADED AS ADDL.R4 AS PER ORDER DATED 7.2.07 IN IA 245/07. ADDL.R5. THE SECRETARY RTA, PATHANAMTHITTA. (IMPLEADED AS ADDL.R5 VIDE ORDER DATED 20/3/07 INIA 2702/07.) BY ADV. SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, K.S.R.T.C. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.18010/06 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP (C) NO.6654/06 P DT.23.3.06. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 28.4.06 IN WP(C) NO.11977 OF 2006-A EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO.22106/2004 DATED 5.4.2006. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 16.6.2004 IN MVARP NO.116/03 PASSED BY THE STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 13.10.06 BEFORE THE SECRETARY, RTO PATHANAMTHITTA. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE EXPIRED PERMIT DATED 16.8.06 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY PERMIT DATED 1.12.06 BEFORE THE RTA, PATHANAMTHITTA BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P7(a): TRUE COPY of the CHALLAN DATED 1.12.06. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION WITH CHELLAN OF RS.250 DATED 10.4.2007. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 27.10.2007 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 5TH RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =================== W.P.(C) NO. 18010 OF 2006 R =========================== Dated this the 4 th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T Ext.P4 order passed by the STAT in MVARP No.116/03 is under challenge. As can be seen from Ext.P4 itself, permit was declined to be granted on the ground that the route in question was a notified route. It is challenging the said order, this writ petition has been filed. 2. Now the decision is governed by the notification dated 9/5/07, which prohibits grant of permit on notified routes and since the application is in respect of such a route, there is no question of considering the application. 3. In view of this, Ext.P4 has to be sustained. If Ext.P4 is to WPC 18010/06 :2 : be sustained, there is no question of directing consideration of application for temporary permit as well. Writ petition merits only to be dismissed and I do so. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp