IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 28TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 5176 of 2010(V) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- WILLS K.SEBASTIAN, KOLLAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, RAJAPURAM P.O., POOMANKANDAM, IDUKKI. BY ADV. MR.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5176 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a stage carriage vehicle bearing Reg.No.KL-6 D 6458. The petitioner is operating services on the route Nedumkandam-Erumeli on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule subject to which the petitioner is operating his services was fixed on 27.7.2006. The petitioner submits that his service is a long distance service with a route length of 168 kms. The service is provided an arrival time at Erattupetta which is an intermediate point at 1 p.m. He has to depart from there at 1.10 p.m. towards Kanhirappally and Erumeli. According to the petitioner, in the case of other services, the respondent is providing only a passing time and no halting time is stipulated. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a request before the respondent for granting a passing time to his service also at Erattupetta. His complaint is that no orders have been passed on his wpc No.5176/2010 2 request so far. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the request of the petitioner evidenced herein by Ext.P2 and to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/