2025:KER:30261 WP(C) NO. 14629 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 14629 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: 1 UTHUPPAN SKARIA, AGED 67 YEARS S/O MATHEW UTHUPPAN, THEKKEPARAMBIL HOUSE, SACHIOTHAMAPURAM, KURICHI P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, JAYACHANDRAN NAIR, S/O K.M.SOMAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS, JAYA NIVAS,UMBIDI, KARUKACHAL P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686539 2 ASHA R, AGED 50 YEARS W/O JAYACHANDRAN NAIR, JAYA NIVAS,UMBIDI P.O., THOTTAKKAD, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686539 BY ADV SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE P O, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 686002 2 THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE PO, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686002 SRI. P.S.APPU, GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:30261 WP(C) NO. 14629 OF 2025 2 JUDGMENT The 1st petitioner is the holder of a Regular Permit in respect of stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-76/4972. Petitioners have approached this Court seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 joint application filed for transfer of permit, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that the Exhibit P2 application was filed only on 29.03.2025. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the 1st petitioner is planning to leave the country in order to settle with his children, who are residing abroad and therefore, the application may be considered in a time bound manner. 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition will stand disposed of, directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, if necessary, by circulation. Sd/- GOPINATH P., JUDGE ajt 2025:KER:30261 WP(C) NO. 14629 OF 2025 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 14629/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P-1 TRUE COPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT IN RESPECT OF STAGE CARRIAGE BEARING REGISTRATION NO. KL- 76-4972 DATED 18-11-2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P-2 TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF PERMIT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 29-03-2025