IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 6851 of 2010(F)
1. MOHANAN.K.K., KOMBATH HOUSE,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, THRISSUR.
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.M.A.FAYAZ
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.SURENDRA MOHAN
Dated :03/03/2010
O R D E R
K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J.
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W.P(C) NO: 6851 OF 2010 F
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Dated this the 3rd March, 2010.
JUDGMENT
The petitioner is a stage carriage operator conducting services
on the route Guruvayoor-Ernakulam on the strength of a regular
permit with vehicle No: KL-8-G-2163. The above route is a long
distance route and according to the petitioner all the other
operators on the route are conducting service with a running time
of 1.5 minute per kilometre. However, the petitioner has been
allotted a running time of 2 minutes per kilometre. The petitioner
complains that commuters avoid his services for the reason that
even services that commence operations after him overtake him
taking advantage of the lesser running time allotted to them and
reach the destination earlier. The petitioner has submitted a
request for rectifying the anomaly and for ensuring parity of
running time with the other services. He has also submitted a set
of proposed timings. The petitioner complains that no orders have
been passed on his request so far.
2. It is further submitted by the counsel for the petitioner
that a similar request of another operator was rejected by the
respondent but that the rejection has been set aside by the State
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Transport Appellate Tribunal (STAT) in M.V.R.P.No:181/2009 on
26.10.2009. The Govt. Pleader assures that orders would be
passed on the petitioner’s request without further delay.
3. In the above circumstances this writ petition is disposed of
directing the respondent to consider the request of the petitioner
evidenced herein by Ext.P3 and to pass appropriate orders thereon
in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate
within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of
this judgment, taking into account the judgment of the STAT also.
The respondents shall before passing orders as above afford an
opportunity of being heard to other interested parties also.
K. SURENDRA MOHAN
Judge
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K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ.
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JUDGMENT
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