IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 1ST ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 21523 of 2010(M) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ JAYADEVAN, S/O.RAMAN, KAPPADA HOUSE, EDAPPAL P.O., MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.A. ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.21523/2010 M APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE EXISTING TEMPORARY PERMIT DTD. 5/03/2010. P2: COPY OF THE RENEWAL OF PERMIT APPLICATION DTD. 30/11/2009. P3: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 11/05/2010 OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR. P4: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 26/03/2010 OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. P5: COPY OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT APPLICATION DTD. 6/07/2010. P6: COPY OF THE CHALLAN DTD.6/07/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P. (C) NO.21523 OF 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a regular stage carriage permit holder operating on the route Kozhikode-Guruvayur with vehicle bearing Registration No.KL-8/R 3728. The regular permit was valid only up to 6.3.2010. A temporary permit under Section 87(i)(d) was issued to the petitioner in the said circumstances and the validity of the same has expired on 6.7.2010. Thereupon, the petitioner submitted Ext.P2 application for renewal of the permit. Since the route in question is an inter district route concurrence from the sister Regional Transport Authorities viz., RTA, Thrissur and RTA, Kozhikode were to be obtained. Evidently, the said Regional Transport Authorities granted prior concurrence respectively as per Ext.P3 and P4. In the said circumstances, the first respondent is bound to consider Ext.P2 and pass orders thereon in accordance with law. Since Ext.P2 has been submitted as earlier as on 30.11.2009, a decision thereon has to be taken expeditiously. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to W.P. (C) NO.21523 OF 2010 2 the first respondent to pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE. mns