1. The petitioner is a regular stage carriage permit holder operating vehicle bearing registration No.KL-10/N-4487 on the route Kunnamangalam - Parambil Bazar - Kozhikode. It is contended that subsequent to the allotment of timings to the petitioner, several other services were introduced in the same sector and the timings of several services have also been changed and, therefore, the petitioner submitted Ext.P1 request for revision of timings of his service. The petitioner prays for an expeditious consideration of his application.
2. If Ext.P1 application has been received in original in the office of the respondent, the respondent shall issue notice of hearing within one week of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment to the petitioner W.P.(C)No.28268 of 2014 -:2:-
and any other stage carriage operators adversely affected by change in timings sought for by the petitioner and also display public notice in the notice board of the office of the respondent and shall then, consider the prayer of the petitioner in accordance with law and by convening a timing conference at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of publication of the above notice. Needless to say, the revision of timings shall be in accordance with Circular No.D3/875/STA/2005 dated 08.11.2011.
Writ petition is disposed of as above.
K. Vinod Chandran, Judge.
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