IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2011 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15994 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- E.P.SAHADEVAN, EZHUVAPARAMBIL HOUSE, IRINJALAKUDA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR - 680 001. BY SRI. BASANT BALAJI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jma WP(C).No. 15994 of 2011(Y) APPENDIX Petitioners Exhibits: Ext.P1: True copy of the time schedule of KL-10 M 5762 Ext.P2: True copy of the time schedule of KL-8 S 369 Ext.P3: True copy of the time schedule of KL-8 G 6738 Ext.P4: True copy of the request dated 11.3.2008 Ext.P5: True copy of the request dated 5.1.2009 Ext.P6: True copy of the report dated 3.11.2000 Ext.P7: True copy of the judgment in Wp(c) no.15811/2008 dated 26.6.2008 Ext.P8: True copy of the request dated 18.5.2011 Respondents Exhibits: NIL /True copy/ P.A. To Judge jma P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15994 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating three stage carriage services on the route Irinjalakuda-S.N.Puram. It is stated that with a view to enhance the running time, he submitted Ext.P4 application dated 11.3.2008. He thereafter filed W.P.(C) No. 15811 of 2008 in this Court. When the writ petition was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader submitted on instructions that the original of Ext.P4 has not been received. This Court accordingly disposed of the writ petition by Ext.P7 judgment delivered on 26.6.2008 with a direction that if the petitioner makes a fresh application the same will be considered in accordance with law. The petitioner states that he thereafter filed an application dated 15.7.2008 and when no orders were passed thereon, he filed Ext.P5 application dated 5.1.2009. The petitioner states that though on the application dated 15.7.2008 a report was called for from the Motor Vehicles Inspector and the report was also submitted, till date, no orders have been passed thereon and therefore he was constrained to file Ext.P8 representation once again requesting for enhancement of the running time. This writ petition was thereafter WPC No.15994/2011 2 filed on 14.6.2011 seeking the following relief: (1)To issue a writ of mandamus or such other writs, order or direction, directing the respondent Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur to consider Ext.P8 request in the light of Ext.P6 field officer's report so as to enhance the running time of stage carriages KL-10 M 5762 and KL-8 S 369 from 45 minutes to 55 minutes to operate between Irinjalakuda and S.N.Puram, within a time frame as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper.” 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing on 15.6.2011 the learned Government Pleader was directed to get instructions. Today when the writ petition came up for further hearing, Sri.Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader submitted on instructions that though pursuant to the application dated 15.7.2008 submitted by the petitioner a timing conference was held on 20.7.2010 pursuant to the directions issued by the Regional Transport Authority, the time schedule could not be settled in view of an overwhelming number of objections from other stage carriage operators. The learned Government Pleader further submitted that in view of the directions issued by the Regional Transport Authority, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority will certainly take a decision in the matter. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that more than two years have passed after the petitioner submitted an application pursuant to Ext.P7 judgment, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider the application dated 15.7.2008 submitted by the petitioner and pass final orders WPC No.15994/2011 3 thereon expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after affording the petitioner and other stage carriage operators an opportunity of being heard and also taking into account the inspection report submitted by the Motor Vehicles Inspector, as stated in Ext.P6. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps