IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 21ST OCTOBER 2010 / 29TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31294 of 2010(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ VIMALA.K., W/O.LATE RAGHAVAN, S.R.BUILDING, VARKALA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM, PIN 691 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.31294 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner's husband, late Sri.Raghavan, was the registered owner of the stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 01/H 5855. The permit in respect of the said vehicle is valid up to 24.11.2010. Pursuant to the death of Sri.Raghavan, the petitioner has submitted an application for transfer of permit. As per Ext.P1, the same was granted. Since the said vehicle is not fit for operation, the petitioner has produced the current records of the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL 2/P 3668 along with the application for replacement of the vehicle bearing registration No.KL 01/ H 5855. Ext.P2 is the application. This Writ Petition has been filed on being aggrieved by the refusal on the part of the respondent to endorse the transfer of permit granted by the RTA in favour of the petitioner in respect of the later model vehicle KL 2/P 3668, without insisting production of current records of the outgoing vehicle. 2. Evidently, the petitioner's late husband was the R.C owner of the stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-01/H 5855. Later, the RTA W.P.(C) NO.31294/2010 2 has granted permission to transfer the permit in the name of the petitioner. Therefore, the respondent is bound to endorse the same in the permit pertaining to the vehicle bearing registration No.KL 01 H 5855. However, the contention of the petitioner is that it is unfit for operation and replacement of the said vehicle is essential. There is no reason for non- consideration of the request made by the petitioner for that behalf. In the circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 application expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce all the records pertaining to the incoming and outgoing vehicles, before the respondent to enable such consideration. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc /true copy/ P.A. to Judge. W.P.(C) NO.31294/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.31294/2010 4