Ajith Lukose v. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kottayam

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2014/13TH AGRAHAYANA, 1936 WP(C).No. 32590 of 2014 (W) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

---------------------- AJITH LUKOSE, PUTHENKALAYIL HOUSE, KANAKKARI P.O., KOTTAYAM.

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

------------------------- SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM-686002.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.R.RANJITH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04-12-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

PJ

WP(C).No. 32590 of 2014 (W) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS ----------------------------------- P1:

COPY OF THE TIME SCHEDULE OF STAGE CARRIAGE KL-5 J 7812 P2:

COPY OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT APPLICATION DATED 28/11/14 WITH COVERING LETTER AND CHALAN P3:

COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.4457/14 DATED 21/2/14. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- NIL.

/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ

K. Vinod Chandran, J.

==================================== W.P.(C)No.32590 of 2014 ==================================== Dated this the 4th day of December, 2014.

JUDGMENT

1. The Petitioner, owner of a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 40 C 5056, applied for temporary permit on the route KottayamThodupuzha in the vacancy of stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 5/J 7812 by Ext.P2. The petitioner prays for issuance of temporary permit to the petitioner's stage carriage No. 40 C 5056 on the route Kottayam - Thodupuzha in the vacant timings of stage carriage bearing No.KL 5/J 7812.

2. If vacancy of stage carriage bearing registration No. KL 5/J 7812 is still in existence and no other person has applied for a temporary permit to operate a stage carriage in that vacancy and considering the necessity due to Sabarimala season, there will be a direction to the respondent to issue a temporary permit of 4 months' duration within three weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment

W.P.(C)No.32590 of 2014 -:2:- by passing appropriate orders on Ext.P2. Needless to say, such issuance of temporary permit will be subject to a preferential claim, if any.

Writ petition disposed of as above.

K. Vinod Chandran, Judge.

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