IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 8TH MAY 2007 / 18TH VAISAKHA 1929 WP(C).No. 14750 of 2007(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ C. SHAMEER, JASMINE HOUSE, P.O.KUTTIKATTOOR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ========================= W.P.(C).No.14750 OF 2007-E. ========================= Dated this the 8th day of May, 2007. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the holder of a regular permit to operate Limited Stop Ordinary Service on the route Kozhikode - Kanhangad in respect of his stage carriage KL-11/S 6351. Ext.P1 is the copy of the regular permit issued to the petitioner upto 15-6-2006. It is submitted by the petitioner that he had already filed an application for renewal of permit for a further period of five years and the same is pending consideration by the RTA. Meanwhile, the petitioner was issued with temporary permit Ext.P2 which is valid upto 3-5- 2007. Ext.P3 is an application submitted by the petitioner for re-issue of temporary permit. The case of the petitioner is that Section 87(1)(d) of the Motor Vehicles Act empowers the respondent to issue temporary permit pending renewal application. 2. Therefore, there will be a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P3 in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. kvs/-