The High Court of Kerala disposed of a writ petition by directing the Regional Transport Authority to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's request for revision of time schedule with due notice to parties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN
THURSDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JULY 2022 / 30TH ASHADHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 23544 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
ABDUL GAFOOR K.K, S/O ABDUL KHADER, KARUVANGATTUKAVIL HOUSE, NADUVATTOM P.O., KUTTIPPURAM, MALAPPURAM - 679571 , REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, ASHRAF, S/O.AVARAN, AGED 50,CHATHANATHIL HOUSE, CHIRAKKAL, KURUMBATHUR, PUNNATHALA, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM.
BY ADV I.DINESH MENON
RESPONDENT/S:
THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, COLLECTORATE P.O., MALAPPURAM – 676505. R BY GP SRI.V.K.SUNIL
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
The petitioner is a stage carriage operator. He seeks for revision of own timings. He had been operating on the strength of time schedule issued on 20.10.2020. Due to introduction of new services and withdrawal of services, it has become necessary to seek for revision of timings. It is accordingly that Ext.P2 request has been submitted seeking revision of timings, is the contention. The petitioner seeks for an expeditious consideration of the application.
Without expressing anything on the merits, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P2 request, with due notice to the petitioner and to the interested /affected operators, as expeditiously as possible and strictly in accordance with priority.
MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE
SB/21/07/2022
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 23544/2022
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 20.10.2020ISSUING TIMINGS TO THE PETITIONERS SERVICE. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 8.7.2022 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL RECEIPT DATED 12.7.2022 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO 20854/2022 DATED 27.6.2022
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Regional Transport Authority should consider and pass orders on the petitioner's request for revision of time schedule expeditiously.
Abdul Gafoor K.K
The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram
Murali Purushothaman
As recorded by the court registry
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