High Court of KeralaWP(C)/23934/2015disposed of

Hydrali M. v. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kasaragod

2015-08-13Honourable Mr. Justice A.V.Ramakrishna Pillai4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI THURSDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/22ND SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 23934 of 2015 (N) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

----------- HYDRALI M., AGED 30 YEARS MOODIGUDDE HOUSE, KURUDAPADAVU P.O, KASARGOD. BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENTS:

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1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KASARAGOD 671 121.

2. KERALA STATE PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS FEDERATION MANJESHWAR TALUK COMMITTEE, HOSANGADI MANJESHWAR, HOSABETTU P.O.

REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY THIMMAPPA BHAT S/O.THIMMAYYA BHAT, ARANTHADY HOUSE, P.O VORKADY KASARAGOD 671 323.

R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.A. SANJEETHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 23934 of 2015 (N) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1. COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE RTA, KASARGOD AT ITS MEETING HELD ON 31.3.15 IN ITEM NO.1.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL ---------------------- TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE Scl.

A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, J.

------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 23934 of 2015 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of August, 2015.

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to settle the timings of his own stage carriage which was granted with a regular permit.

The petitioner alleges that though he was granted with a regular permit by the RTA, Kasaragod at its meeting held on 31.3.2015 as per agenda, item No.1 as evidenced from Ext.P1, the permit was not yet issued due to the delay in settlement of timings. Hence the petitioner seeks direction to the first respondent to issue the regular permit granted by the RTA, Kasaragod by Ext.P1 with the proposed set of timings with liberty to the respondent to settle the timings subsequently by convening timing conference enabling the petitioner to operate on the route Uppala - Kurudapadavu - Anakal - Hosangadi (via) Sunkadakatte, Bedagudde, Guvedapadavu, Manirpalla and Paivalike in respect of the stage

W.P.(C) No. 23934 of 2015 -2carriage bearing registration No.KL-13/L-934. It is with this background, the petitioner has come up before this court. 3.

I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader in the matter. Considering the nature of the submissions and the nature of the reliefs as sought for, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to settle the timings of the petitioner's stage carriage which was granted with a regular permit, after affording the petitioner and the affected parties an opportunity of being heard, within a period of one month. Sd/- A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI JUDGE Scl.