The petitioners are contract carriage permit holders plying their autorikshaws in the Malappuram Municipality. They sought for variation of permit, the applications for which were 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 petitioners shall be accepted to the files of the RTA, Malappuram, and the same shall be considered within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
The writ petition is disposed of.
vpv
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K.VINOD CHANDRAN JUDGE