IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN
THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 19TH JYAISHTA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 18631 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
NOUSHAD
S/O KHALID, HOUSE NO.1/414, PANANYHODI HOUSE,
BAVAPPADY, VALANCHERRY P. O., KATTIPARUTHI VILLAGE,
MALAPPURAM - 676552.
BY ADV LATHEESH SEBASTIAN
RESPONDENT/S:
1 REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, MALAPPURAM - 676505,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
2 REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,
MALAPPURAM - 676505.
BY GP SRI.JIMMY GEORGE
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
09.06.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
The petitioner was a stage carriage operator with Ext.P1 permit. However, the petitioner stopped the service, as the operation was not profitable to the petitioner, due to the service of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses through the same route. According to the petitioner, since the KSRTC stopped many of their services through the said route, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 application for fresh regular permit, which was returned by the 1 st respondent with a direction to re-submit the application after paying fresh permit fee. Thus, the petitioner re-submitted Ext.P2 application as evidenced by Ext.P3. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 application in Form P along with Ext.P2 before the 1st respondent for regular permit. The grievance of the petitioner is that Exts.P2 and P4 WP(C) NO. 18631 OF 2022 ..3..
applications for regular permit are not so far considered by the 1st respondent.
2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader.
3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider Exts.P2 and P4 applications for regular permit, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction.
Sd/-
MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN
JUDGE
SB/09/06/2022
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 18631/2022
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT OF THE
PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 18.11.2010.
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 11.05.2022.
Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE NUMBER RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER IN THE MOBILE PHONE OF THE PETITIONER.
Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION IN FORM P OF THE PETITIONER DATED 11.5.22.