The petitioner is the registered owner of a stage carriage vehicle KL-58-D-8364. There was a regular permit on the route Aralam-Thaliparamba in respect of stage carriage KL-13-N-8600, which was surrendered. According to the petitioner, timing in respect of that vehicle is still in existence, and hence there is need to have a service on the route in question. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P1 application for temporary permit and the said application is still pending consideration before the respondent. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is non-consideration of Ext.P1 application for temporary permit, which is pending consideration before the respondent. Therefore, the petitioner seeks an appropriate order directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the said application within the time limit that may be fixed by this Court. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent. Considering W.P.(C) No.12708/2014 2 the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of as follows:-
If the vacancy of the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-13-N-8600 is still in existence and any other person has not applied for a temporary permit to act as a stage carriage in that vacancy, there will be a direction to the respondent to issue a temporary permit for four months' duration, within three weeks from the production of a certified copy of the judgment by passing appropriate orders on Ext.P1 application. Needless to say, re-issuance of temporary permit will be subject to the preference of an affected person, if any.
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ANIL K. NARENDRAN JUDGE The vehicle No. “KL-13-N-8600” occurring in line 3 of paragraph 1 and in the 4th line at page 2 of the judgment dated 20.05.2014 in W.P.(C) No. 12708/2014 is corrected and substituted as “KL-13-N-8500”, vide order dated 11.06.2014 in I.A. 6618/2014.
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