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High Court of KeralaWP(C)/18884/2015disposed of

George Thomas v. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority

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. 18884 of 2015 (I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

---------------------- GEORGE THOMAS, S/O THOMAS, KAINIKKATTU HOUSE, NAZRARATH, KOCHI 02.

BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S):

------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM - 682 030.

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:

PJ

WP(C).No. 18884 of 2015 (I) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1:

A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY PERMIT DATED 19/6/2015 EXT.P2:

A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 2/5/2014 IN WPC NO 9695 OF 2014 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL.

/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ

A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, J.

-------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18884 of 2015 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of June, 2015

J U D G M E N T

Seeking a direction to the respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P1 application submitted by the petitioner for issue of temporary permit, the petitioner has come up before this Court.

2.

The petitioner alleges that stage carriage bearing Reg.No.K-07/AQ 4390, which has been issued with a regular permit valid for five years on the route between Fort Kochi and Cheranalloor, defaulted operation even before the expiry of validity of the regular permit. The petitioner alleges that no other stage carriage has been issued with any permit, either regular or temporary, to conduct service in place of the defaulted service. He further alleges that the route has fallen vacant. As no other stage carriage is conducting service in the vacant timings of the defaulted route bus, the petitioner filed Ext.P1 application for temporary permit for a period of four months

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to conduct service on the said route. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider his application in the light of Ext.P2 judgment.

3.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader.

Considering the nature of the prayer, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P1 in the light of Ext.P2 judgment 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 along with a copy of Ext.P2 judgment before the respondent at the earliest.

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