High Court of KeralaWP(C)/18048/2015disposed of

All Kerala Bus Operators Forum, Kunnamkulam Unit v. The C.I. Of Police, Kunnamkulam.

2015-06-16Honourable Mr. Justice A.V.Ramakrishna Pillai4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI TUESDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/26TH JYAISHTA, 1937 WP(C).No. 18048 of 2015 (E) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

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1. ALL KERALA BUS OPERATORS FORUM, KUNNAMKULAM UNIT, BUNK NO.5, BUS STAND, KUNNAMKULAM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY ABDUL AZIZ.

2. M.S. SANGEETH, MANACKALATH HOUSE, P.O., MUNDOOR.

3. JANESH P.P., PULICKAL HOUSE, NAMBAZHAKKAD P.O.

BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNNAMKULAM, PIN-680 503.

2. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, GURUVAYUR, PIN-680 101.

3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, (SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY), THRISSUR, PIN- 680 001.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.A.SANJEETHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 18048 of 2015 (E) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE TIMING ISSUED TO STAGE CARRIAGE KL-02/Q 2777 P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE TIMING ISSUED TO STAGE CARRIAGE KL-08/K 1888 P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 6.2.2015 P4 - TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN MANGALAM DAILY. P5 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 9.6.2015 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

NIL ------------------------------------------ /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE sts

A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, J.

------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18048 of 2015 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2015.

JUDGMENT

Aggrieved by the delay in taking immediate and effective steps in considering Exts. P3 and P5, the petitioners have approached before this Court.

The first petitioner is a registered Association and petitioners 2 and 3 are operating stage carriage between Thrissur and Kunnamkulam. The petitioners allege that the distance between Thrissur and Kunnamkulam is 24 Kms. and the timings issued by the Regional Transport Authority in respect of the above sector is 60 minutes which is in consonance with the Rules and Notifications. However, most of the services which are operating between Thrissur and Kunnamkulam are conducting the trips within 50 minutes creating clash of timings with services which are coming from other destinations as well as from interior areas. Hence, they filed Exts.P3 and P5 complaints before the respondents. But

W.P.(C) No. 18048 of 2015 -2there is inordinate delay on the part of the respondents in taking effective steps for regulating the services. 2.

I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader in the matter. Considering the nature of the submissions, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts. P3 and P5, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. To facilitate an early action, it shall be open to the petitioner to produce a copy of the writ petition as well as the copy of this judgment before the first respondent at the earliest.

Sd/- A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI JUDGE Scl.