IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2009 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 8125 of 2008(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.C.RAJESH, MUNDAKKAL HOUSE, P.O.PARAPPUKKARA, THRISSUR. 2. SHAJI GEORGE, UKKEN HOUSE, P.O.ARIPPALAM, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL SIVARAMAN SRI.HARIKRISHNAN RAVINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, RTA, THRISSUR. 3. STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. 4. E.P.JANARDHANAN, EZHAVAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PERINJANAM, THRISSUR. ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON FOR R4 SR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.K.S.MUHAMMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 8125/08. APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE ROUGH SKETCH. P2. COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE RTA. P3. COPY OF THE ORDER DT.29.10.07 IN MVAA. P4. COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DTD.9.5.07. P5. COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.5.1.08 BY RTA. P6. COPY OF THE OBJECTION DTD.8.2.09. P7. COPY OF THE OBJECTION DTD.17.2.09 BY R2. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS: R4A. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD.12.1.09 BY W.P.(C).No. 1605/08. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge . S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 8125 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 11th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners challenge Ext.P3 order of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal directing the RTA, Thrissur, to grant regular permit to the 4th respondent as applied for by him, as also Ext.P5 proceedings of the RTA granting permit to the 4th respondent subject to settlement of timings as directed in Ext.P3. A Full Bench of this Court in Binu Chacko v. RTA Pathanamthitta [2006 (2) KLT 172] has held that an existing operator cannot challenge a permit granted to another operator. That being so, the petitioners have no locus standi to challenge the permit granted to the 4th respondent. Therefore, this writ petition is not maintainable and accordingly, the same is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge