V.M.Rafeeq v. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/11TH AGRAHAYANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 36368 of 2015 (U) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

---------------------- V.M. RAFEEQ VALLOORAN HOUSE THANDEKKAD, PONJASSERY.

BY ADV. SRI. P. DEEPAK RESPONDENT :

------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY MUVATTUPUZHA - 686 661.

BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.A. SANJEETHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 36368 of 2015 (U) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :

EXT.P1 : COPY OF REGULAR PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER VALID FROM 11-5-2007 TO 10.5.2012.

EXT.P2 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 3.1.2014 OF THE M.L.A., PERUMBAVOOR ADDRESSED TO THE RESPONDENT.

EXT.P3 COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY PERMIT DATED 23.11.2015.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn

K. HARILAL, J.

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J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, who had been issued with a regular permit to conduct service on the route South Vazhakulam - Kolencherry valid from 11.05.2007 to 10.05.2012. According to the petitioner, owing to circumstances beyond his control, the petitioner was constrained to dispose of the vehicle and surrender the permit even before the expiry of the period specified in the permit. For the last more than three years, no other stage carriage permit has been issued on the route and the timings issued to the petitioner's service is even now lying vacant. 2.

In the above backdrop, the petitioner procured another stage carriage bearing registration No. KL -07/ AH 1544 and applied for a temporary permit to operate in the vacancy occasioned by the default of his own

W.P.(C) No. 36368 of 2015 -: 2 :- route bus. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the long lapse of time, Ext.P3 application has not been considered by the respondent so far.

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Having regard to the averments in the Writ Petition and the submissions made at the Bar, the respondent is directed to consider and pass order on Ext.P3, at the earliest, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- K. HARILAL, JUDGE DST //True copy// P.A. To Judge