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SUBIN JOSE v. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

Court: High Court of Kerala

Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V

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High Court of Kerala judgment dated 2020-12-21. SUBIN JOSE v. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V MONDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C). No. 22238 OF 2020(D) PETITIONER: SUBIN JOSE S/O. JOSE ABRAHAM, KUNNUMPURATH HOUSE, UDUMBANCHOLA P. O. , SANTHARAVI, IDUKKI-685 554. BY ADV. SRI. SAJEEV KUMAR K. GOPAL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CIVIL STATION, KUYILIMALA, PINAV P. O. , IDUKKI-685 603, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2 THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, CIVIL STATION, KUYILIMALA, PINAV PO, IDUKKI-685 603. SRI BIMAL K NATH, SR GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21. 12. 2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C). No. 22238 OF 2020 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner states that he has submitted Ext. P1 application for issuance of regular permit to operate on the route Nedumkandam- Munnar. Along with the application for regular permit, he has also submitted Ext.

P3 application for temporary permit. His prayer in this writ petition is for an expeditious consideration of those applications. 2. Heard the learned senior Government Pleader who submits that the applications can be considered. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and the submissions made across the Bar, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to take up Exhibit-P1 application and take appropriate decision, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. As far as Ext. P3 application is concerned, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same in the light of the law laid down in Sajeev Madhavan v. Secretary, RTA, Thrissur [AIR 2019 Ker. 205] and take a decision preferably within a period of four weeks. 4. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with the judgment before the concerned respondent to ensure compliance. Sd/- RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V JUDGE NS WP(C).

No. 22238 OF 2020 3 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGULAR PERMIT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 15. 9. 2020. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETER ACCOMPANYING THE REGULAR PERMIT APPLICATION DATED 15. 9. 2020. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY PERMIT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 15. 9. 2020. EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER ACCOMPANYING THE APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY PERMIT DATED 15. 9. 2020. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS:NIL //TRUE COPY// P. A TO JUDGE

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