High Court of KeralaWP(C)/12817/2015disposed of

Ashraf v. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority

2015-04-24Honourable Mr. Justice Anil K.Narendran4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL 2015/4TH VAISAKHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 12817 of 2015 (B) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------- ASHRAF, AGED 33 YEARS KOORIMANNIL HOUSE, PULPATTA PO, MANJERI MALAPPURAM.

BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S):

-------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM-676 505.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24-04-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 12817 of 2015 (B) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ----------------------- EXT P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.NO.31191/2014 DATED 22-112014. EXT P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT DATED 4-12-2014. EXT P3 : TREU COPY OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT APPLICATION DATED 26-32015 WITH CHALAN. EXT P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.NO.12709/2014 DATED 20-52014. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------ NIL /TRUE COPY/ PS TO JUDGE

ANIL K.NARENDRAN, J ---------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.12817 of 2015 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th April, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the registered owner of a stage carriage bearing No. KL-13-Q-7023. There was a regular permit on the route Areacode - Parappanangadi touching Edathanattukara in respect of stage carriage KL-17 B 7173, which was surrendered. According to the petitioner, timing in respect of that vehicle is still in existence, and hence there is need to have a service on the route in question. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 application for temporary permit and the said application is still pending consideration before the respondent. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is nonconsideration of Ext.P3 application for temporary permit.

Therefore, the petitioner seeks an appropriate order directing the respondent to consider

WP(C).12817/15 and pass appropriate orders on the said application within the time limit that may be fixed by this Court.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of as follows:- If the vacancy of the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-17 B 7173 is still in existence and any other person has not applied for a temporary permit to act as a stage carriage in that vacancy, there will be a direction to the respondent to issue a temporary permit for four months' duration, within three weeks from the production of a certified copy of the judgment by passing appropriate orders on Ext.P3 application. Needless to say, re-issuance of temporary permit will be subject to the preference of an affected person, if any.

ANIL K.NARENDRAN JUDGE vgs24/4/15