IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 30062 of 2011(G) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- M.V.GIREESHAN,MOYOTTUVALAPPIL HOUSE, PO RAMANTHALI, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR 670 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. G. GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 30062/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY DATED 25/08/2011. P2: COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 03/10/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.30062 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for the grant of a fresh regular stage carriage permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Kandangali - Kuniyanpalam - Payangadi. The Regional Transport Authority that met on 25.8.2011 resolved to grant the permit subject to settlement of timings. A copy of the proceedings was signed and communicated to the petitioner on 3.10.2011 and thereupon on 31.10.2011 along with the original of Ext.P2 letter he produced before the respondent the current records of the stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-18/4176. This writ petition was filed on 10.11.2011 contending that though the current records were produced the permit has not been issued after settling the timings. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to issue a regular permit in implementation of Ext.P1 decision with a set of tentative timings. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission hearing on 11.11.2011 the learned Government Pleader was directed to get W.P(C).No.30062 of 2011 -:2:- instructions. The writ petition thereafter came up for hearing on 18.11.2011. On 18.11.2011 the learned Government Pleader sought further time to get instructions and it was accordingly adjourned to this date. When the writ petition came up for hearing today Sri.G.Gopakumar, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent, submitted on instructions that the time schedule of the petitioner's stage carriage will be settled in the timing conference scheduled to be held on 31.1.2012 and the permit issued expeditiously thereafter. 3. As stated above Ext.P1 proceedings dated 25.8.2011 was signed for communication to the petitioner only on 3.10.2011, he received it some time thereafter and produced the current records on 31.10.2011. This writ petition was filed on 10.11.2011 within a span of ten days after the date of production of the current records. On the admitted facts it cannot be said that there was failure on the part of the respondent to issue the permit after settling the timings within ten days from the production of the current records or that there was undue delay on the part of the respondent in holding a timing conference. The petitioner, who waited for nearly two months after the date of the meeting of the Regional Transport Authority, has rushed to this Court ten days W.P(C).No.30062 of 2011 -:3:- after the production of the current records. In such circumstances I find no reason to direct issuance of the permit with a set of provisional timings. However, having regard to the fact that a timing conference is scheduled to be held on 31.1.2012 I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to settle the timings of the petitioner's stage carriage in that timing conference and issue the permit expeditiously thereafter. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.30062 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 22nd November, 2011