IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2008 / 16TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 19496 of 2008(U) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ P.SUNIL KUMAR, S/O.NARAYANAN, THEKKEDATH NATTIL MEETHAL HOUSE, KUNNATHARA P.O, KOYILANDI. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.MANHU RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VATAKARA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VATAKARA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.V.MANOJ KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.19496/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED FOR VARIATION. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE ROUTE SKETCH. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE IST RESPONDENT'S ORDER DT. 11.3.2008. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 30.5.2008 IN M.V.A.R.P. NO.139/2008. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE ORDER GRANTING LSOS FACILITY TO STAGE CARRIAGE NO.KL.18.A.7557. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE GRANTING LSOS TO STAGE CARRIAGE STAGE CARRIAGES NO.KL.11.M.9067. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE ORDER GRANTING LSOS FACILITY TO STAGE CARRIAGE NO.KL.11.L.3177. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 12.5.2008 I.A. NO.4812/08. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT'S ORDER DT. 12.5.08. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN M.V.A.R.P NO.143/2008. EXT.P11:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN M.V.A.R.P NO.144/2008. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) 19496 of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------- Dated: AUGUST 7, 2008 JUDGMENT The challenge in this writ petition is against Exts.P3 and P4, by which the request of the petitioner for conversion of his ordinary service into an LSOS has been rejected by the RTA and confirmed by the STAT. 2. On identical reasoning, an order of rejection passed by the RTA and confirmed by the STAT was interfered with by this Court and directed its reconsideration by the RTA as per the judgment in WP(C) 19331/2008. 3. Since the facts of this case are identical to the one dealt with in the judgment referred above, this writ petition is also disposed of quashing Exts.P3 and P4 and directing that the application for conversion made by the petitioner shall be reconsidered by the RTA. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate, within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE WP(C) 2 mt/-