IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 17TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29045 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.S.SOMARAJ, AGED 37, MANAGING PARTNER, JANAVDEI TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHITTATTUKARA, VADAKKEKARA P.O., NORTH PARUR, R/AT.KORASSERY, VADAKKEKARA, NORTH PARUR, REP. BY P/A.HOLDER N.M.PEARSON, AGED 52, S/O.N.K.MADHAVAN, NIKATHIL HOUSE, CHITTATTUKARA, VADAKKEKARA P.O., N.PARUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPALAKRISHNA MENON SRI.M.JITHESH MENON RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL LINE, KAKKANAD, KOCHI-30. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL LINES, KAKKANAD, KOCHI-30. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 29045 of 2011(E) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE IST TEMPORARY PERMIT DATED 25/10/2005. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LAST TEMPORARY PERMIT DATED 28/1/2011. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGULAR PERMIT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 20/6/2011. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 20/8/2011. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 2/7/2011. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 6/8/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL //True Copy// PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------- WP (C) No. 29045 of 2011 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for a fresh stage carriage permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Kodungalloor - Ernakulam High Court via. North Paravur, Cherai, Njarakkal, Kalamukku with one trip to Vypin. Exhibit P3 is the application submitted by him in that regard. The Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam that met on 2.7.2011, adjourned the application with a direction to the Secretary to furnish details regarding overlapping on the notified route. The application was again considered on 6.8.2011 and on that day it was again adjourned with a direction to the Secretary to ascertain whether the route objectionably overlaps any notified route. This writ petition is filed for an order directing the respondents to consider Ext.P3 application for the grant of a fresh stage carriage permit within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri. G.Gopakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted on instructions that the report WP(C)No.29045 of 2011 -2- called for by the Regional Transport Authority has been received and therefore the Regional Transport Authority will consider the petitioner's application at its next meeting scheduled to be held on 16.11.2011. 3. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 application and pass appropriate orders thereon in the next meeting of the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam scheduled to be held on 16.11.2011. The Regional Transport Authority shall also take a decision on the request made by the petitioner for curtailment of a portion of the route from Kodungalloor to North Paravur so as to avoid the objectionable overlapping on a notified route. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. Rkc //True Copy// PA to Judge