BIJU P*(CORRECTED AS 'BINU.P')* v. JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER
Court: High Court of Kerala
Bench: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH
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High Court of Kerala judgment dated 2024-01-17. BIJU P*(CORRECTED AS 'BINU.P')* v. JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER. Read the judgment and case details on...
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. NAGARESH TH WEDNESDAY, THE 17 DAY OF JANUARY 2024/27TH POUSHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 1914 OF 2024 PETITIONER: * * BIJU P, *(CORRECTED) AGED 32 YEARS, S/O PUSHKARAN, PADAYAKULANGARA (H), PADAYAKULANGARA KOKKOTHAMANGALAM P. O. CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688539 * (THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IS CORRECTED AS BINU P. AS PER ORDER DATED 29. 01. 2024 IN I. A. NO. 1 OF 2024 IN W. P. (C) No. 1914 OF 2024) BY ADVS. SRI. AJMAL V. A. SRI. A. C. ARFANA SRI. FATHIMA V. A. RESPONDENT: JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHERTHALA SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE MINI CIVIL STATION, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. , PIN – 688524 SRI. SREEJITH V. S. , GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17. 01. 2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W. P. (C) No.
1914/2024 : 2 : JUDGMENT th Dated this the 17 day of January, 2024 The petitioner states that he is registered owner of the Autorickshaw bearing Registration No. KL-32-U-7055. The petitioner has no source of livelihood other than by plying the autorickshaw. The petitioner has applied for fresh Taxi Permit from the office of the Cherthala SRTO and paid the required application fee, which is pending. 2. There is an approved auto stand at KSRTC Stand No. II within the territorial limits of the Cherthala Municipality, which is only at a distance of 1. 25 Km from the residence of the petitioner. Hence, the petitioner submitted representation before the respondent requesting for permission to ply his autorickshaw from the KSRTC Stand No. II. But, so far the W. P. (C) No. 1914/2024 : 3 : respondent has not taken any action whatsoever on the representation submitted by the petitioner. The said inaction on the part of the respondent is dereliction of statutory duty.
Hence, this writ petition is filed. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the Government Pleader representing the respondent. 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by the petitioner, it would be only appropriate that the writ petition is disposed of with appropriate directions. The writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider Ext. P2 representation submitted by the petitioner and take appropriate decision thereon in accordance with law, within a period of one month. Sd/- N. NAGARESH JUDGE SR W. P. (C) No. 1914/2024 : 4 : APPENDIX OF WP(C) 1914/2024 PETITIONER's EXHIBITS: Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE E-FEE RECEIPT DATED 27. 12. 2023 FOR APPLICATION FOR FRESH PERMIT ISSUED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHERTHALA SRTO Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 27. 12. 2023 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE RESPONDENT
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