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High Court of KeralaWP(C)/18311/2015disposed of

Lijeeshkumar v. The Secretary

2015-06-24Honourable Mr. Justice A.V.Ramakrishna Pillai4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/3RD ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 18311 of 2015 (L) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------- LINEESHKUMAR, S/O.KANNAN, THAZHE MANNIL HOUSE, AYANCHERI P.O, VADAKARA, KOZHKODE DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT:

---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VADAKARA - 673101.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.A.SANJEETHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 18311 of 2015 (L) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:

------------------------------------- P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PETITONER. P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE RC BOOK OF THE VEHICLE KL 18 F 9379. P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 12.06.2015.

P4:

TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.NO.16186/2015 DATED 05.06.2015. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:

NIL.

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A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, J.

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J U D G M E N T

The limited prayer in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3, which was submitted by the petitioner for releasing his vehicle from its permit. 2.

The petitioner is a stage carriage operator and the regular permit belonging to him is endorsed to stage carriage No.KL-18 F 9379 on the route, Vadakara - Ayancheri - Kuttyadi - Kakkattil. The present permit of the petitioner is valid till 04.03.2016. The petitioner submitted Ext.P3 application for appropriate orders releasing the said vehicle from its permit so as to enable him to produce a suitable later model vehicle for replacement without insisting for surrendering the existing permit by retaining the permit under suspended animation. However, the respondent has not considered

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the same so far. Hence, this writ petition.

3.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader in the matter. Considering the nature of the prayer, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3 without insisting for surrender of permit within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. To facilitate an early action, the petitioner shall be at liberty to produce a copy of this judgment as well as a copy of this writ petition before the respondent at the earliest.

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