The petitioners are contract carriage permit holders plying their autorickshaws in the Vatakara Municipality. They sought for variation of permits, the applications for which were refused to be accepted on the ground that the RTA, Vatakara, has directed restriction of autorickshaw permit within the Vatakara 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.
2. In such circumstances, the applications filed by the petitioners shall be accepted to the files of the RTA, Vatakara and the same shall be considered within a period W.P.(C) No.29216 of 2014 -: 2 :-
of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
The writ petition is disposed of as above.
Sd-
K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE.
Jvt