Kerala High Court
Sajeesh vs The Secretary Regional Transport ... on 25 August, 2025
WP(C) NO. 31007 OF 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31007 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
BIJAI KUNHIKANNAN, AGED 50 YEARS,
S/O. KUNHIKANNAN, ERATTAMKULANGARA,
CHITTARIPARAMBA, MANANTHERI, THALASSERY,
KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 670101
BY ADV SRI.O.D.SIVADAS
RESPONDENT:
THE SECRETARY,
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
CIVIL STATION, KANNUR, PIN - 670001
SRI. SREEJITH V.S., GP.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31020/2025,
31139/2025 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31020 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
RINSHIL.B.K., AGED 40 YEARS,
S/O. PADMANABHAN BALAGI, VAZHAYIL HOUSE,
KUNNOTH.P.O., NETTUR, THALASSERY,
KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 670105
BY ADV SRI.O.D.SIVADAS
RESPONDENT:
THE SECRETARY,
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
CIVIL STATION, KANNUR, PIN - 670001
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SREEJITH V.S.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31007/2025 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31139 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
SYAM PRASAD, AGED 32 YEARS,
S/O. PRASAD,VALAYIL HOUSE, PALLITHODU PO,
CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688524
BY ADVS. SMT.G.CHITRA
SMT.P.R.SRIKALA
RESPONDENT:
THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682030
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SREEJITH V.S.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31007/2025 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 31007 OF 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31353 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
SAJEESH, AGED 50 YEARS,
S/O KUNHIRAMA MARAR, KEDAKOTTIL HOUSE,
P.O.PONARI PARAMBIL, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE,
DISTRICT, PIN - 673541
BY ADV SHRI.PRASAD CHANDRAN
RESPONDENT:
THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
VATAKARA, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT
OFFICER, MINI CIVIL STATION, VATAKARA,
PIN - 673101
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SREEJITH V.S
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31007/2025 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31388 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
PRATHAPAN P.B., AGED 51 YEARS,
S/O BHASKARAN, RESIDING AT PANIKKAPARAMBIL
HOUSE, MUNDATHIKODE P.O., ARYAMPADAM, THRISSUR,
PIN - 680623
BY ADVS. SRI.P.G.JAYASHANKAR
SMT.PUSHPAVATHI.K
SHRI.S.RAJEEV (K/001711/2019)
SMT.SAJANA V.H
SHRI.SHAIJU GEORGE
SMT.SANDRA DAVIS
SMT.BINCY JOSE
RESPONDENT:
REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 680003
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SREEJITH V.S
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31007/2025 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31424 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
BABIN KUMAR B, AGED 35 YEARS,
S/O BABU, KURUNGOTTU KARUVANCHERI,
PALAYADNADA P.O., VADAKARA,
KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN - 673105
BY ADV SHRI.PRASAD CHANDRAN
RESPONDENT:
THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
VATAKARA, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT
OFFICER, MINI CIVIL STATION, VATAKARA,
PIN - 673101
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SREEJITH V.S
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31007/2025 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th AY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31533 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
SUHAIL T, AGED 35 YEARS,
S/O ABDUL RAZAK,THADATHIL HOUSE,
MARUTHANCHIRA, MARAKKARA P O, KADAMPUZHA,
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 676553
BY ADVS. SHRI.SAJU J.VALLYARA
SMT.MARIA ANGEL
RESPONDENT:
THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
MALAPPURAM, CIVIL STATION, MALAPPURAM P O,
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 676505
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SREEJITH V.S
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31007/2025 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 3RD BHADRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31548 OF 2025
PETITIONER:
MUSTHAFA, AGED 37 YEARS,
S/O AHAMMED KUTTY,EDAKKARA HOUSE, VATTAPARAMBA,
THIRUVALI, PATHIRIYAL, NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM
DISTRICT, PIN - 676123
BY ADVS. SHRI.SAJU J.VALLYARA
SMT.MARIA ANGEL
RESPONDENT:
THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,
MALAPPURAM, CIVIL STATION, MALAPPURAM PO,
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 676505
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SREEJITH V.S
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 25.08.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31007/2025 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
[WP(C) Nos.31007/2025, 31020/2025, 31139/2025, 31353/2025, 31388/2025,
31424/2025, 31533/2025, 31548/2025]
All these writ petitions seek a direction to the transport
authorities for the revision of timings of the stage carriages. The
manner in which the revision has to be carried out has been stated
in the orders issued by the Government in its order
No.B1/87/2025/TRANS dated 25.06.2025 and also the orders of the
Transport Commissioner bearing file No.D4/86/2025-TC dated
31.07.2025.
2. Earlier, this Court by order dated 08.08.2025 in W.P.(C)
No.13238/2022 directed the RTAs concerned to convene a meeting
with regard to the fixing of the time-table as suggested in the letter
of STA in terms of the provisions of Section 67(1)(d) of the Motor
Vehicles Act suggesting that the minimum time gap between the
stage carriage permits pertaining to the same route, of five (5)
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minutes in the city and ten (10) minutes in the Grama Panchayat.
3. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of directing
the competent authority to fix/revise/vary the timings based on
the orders mentioned above and in accordance with law, after
hearing the affected parties, at the earliest.
The writ petitions are disposed of as above.
Sd/-
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
JUDGE
DMR/-
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31020/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 THE COPY OF THE TIMING ALLOTTED TO
THE PETITIONER AS PER ORDER NO.
G/8324/2023/C DATED 10.01.2024
Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE
THE RESPONDENT DATED NIL
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31139/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED
19.07.2025
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31353/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit.P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
TIMINGS OF THE PETITIONER'S SERVICE DATED
07.10.2013.
Exhibit.P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST FOR REVISION OF
TIMINGS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE
THE RESPONDENT DATED 28.06.2025
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31388/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED
04.12.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER
TO THE RESPONDENT
Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED
28.02.2024 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT,
CONTAINING AN ENDORSEMENT EVIDENCING
THE PRESENCE OF THE PETITIONER IN THE
OFFICE OF THE RESPONDENT
Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION BEARING
NO. C7/828976/2024 DATED 08.07.2025
Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED
04.08.2025 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER
TO EXT P2
Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE HEARING NOTICE DATED
05.08.2024 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY
THE RESPONDENT
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31424/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit.P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
TIMINGS OF THE PETITIONER'S SERVICE AS
PER ORDER DATED 01.10.2013.
Exhibit.P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST FOR REVISION
OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER
BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 24.06.2025.
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31533/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT
VIDE NO. KL1010/8120/2005 DATED
28.03.2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT
TO THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF STAGE
CARRIAGE KL-55-Y-7480
Exhibit P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REQUEST DATED
25.06.2025 FOR REVISION OF TIMINGS
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE
THE RESPONDENT
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31548/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT VIDE
NO. KL1010/112/1996 ISSUED BY THE
RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF
STAGE CARRIAGE KL-08-AY-4059 DATED 05-05-
Exhibit P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REQUEST DATED
30.06.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER
BEFORE THE RESPONDENT
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31007/2025
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 THE COPY OF THE TIMING ALLOTTED TO
THE PETITIONER AS PER ORDER NO.
G8301/2023/C DATED 25.09.2024
Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE
THE RESPONDENT
// TRUE COPY //
P.A. TO JUDGE
