The petitioner is a contract carriage permit holder plying his autorikshaw in the Malappuram Municipality. He sought for variation of permit, the applications for which was refused to be accepted on the ground that the RTA, Malappuram, has directed restriction of autorikshaw permit within the Malappuram Municipality area. This Court has in Rajesh v. Secretary, RTA [2014(3) KLT 341], held that such general orders cannot be passed by the RTA and each application has to be considered individually and a reasoned order passed under Section 80(2) of The Kerala Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. In such circumstances, the application filed by the petitioner shall be accepted to the files of the RTA, Malappuram, and the same shall be considered within a period of w.p(c) 34575/2014 ::2::
two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
Writ petition disposed of.
jma Sd/-
(K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE) The words “the Malappuram Municipality” occurring in the 2nd line of the judgment dated 19/12/2014 in W.P(C) No.34575/2014 are corrected as “Kottapuram” as per order in I.A 51/2015 dated 08/01/2015.
Sd/- Registrar (Judicial)