High Court of KeralaSingle JudgeWrit petition disposed of
WP(C).No. 33598 of 2016 (Y)
Case / Petition Number:WP(C).No. 33598 of 2016 (Y)
Case Details & Bench
- Court
- High Court of Kerala
- Hon'ble Judges
- P.B.SURESH KUMAR
- Judgment Date
- 2016-10-20
- Court Decision / Holding
- Rajesh v. Secretary, R.T.A. ( supra ) is a case wherein this Court had dealt with the grievance identical to the grievance voiced by the petitioners herein. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit applications for variation of the objectionable conditions in the permits before the first respondent. It is also directed that if applications are preferred by the petitioners as directed above, the same shall be accepted and considered by the first respondent, in the light of the decision in Rajesh v. Secretary, R.T.A. ( supra ), within a week thereafter.
- Final Disposition
- Writ petition disposed of
Parties to the Case
Appellants / Petitioners
- JOSE K.P., KUTTIKKADAN HOUSE, PALISSERY P.O., TRICHUR.
- AJEESH P.R., PUTHANPARAMBIL HOUSE, MULAYAM P.O, TRICHUR.
- BHAGYESH, PULLIKKAL HOUSE, EDAPPALAM, PATTIKKAD P.O., TRICHUR.
- JOY, PEREPPADAN HOUSE, PULLAZHI P.O., TRICHUR.
- MANOJ, KURIAN PARAMBIL HOUSE, NADATHARA P.O., TRICHUR.
- JITHIN, ELICHIRIAN HOUSE, PATTIKKAD P.O., TRICHUR.
- SEBASTIAN VARGHESE, VADAKKER HOUSE, ARANATTUKARA P.O., TRICHUR.
- SHYLA K.U., KALAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KURIACHIRA, TRICHUR.
- SURENDRAN V.V., VELLAPARAMBIL HOUSE, MANAKKODY P.O., TRICHUR.
- P.P. BIJU, PULICHEN HOUSE, OLARIKKARA P.O., TRICHUR.
- ANTHONY M.J., MELETH HOUSE, MANIMANGALAM P.O., TRICHUR.
- VIPIN DAVIS, PALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE, POOTHOLE P.O.,TRICHUR.
- I.K. NOUFAL, ITHUNNINJALIL HOUSE, VIYYUR P.O., TRICHUR.
- JUSTIN JOSE THATTIL, THATTIL CHERIKKAL HOUSE, NEDUPUZHA P.O., TRICHUR.
- SUNIL K.K., KADUKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, AYYANTHOLE P.O., TRICHUR.
- BASTY, 282, VADASSERU HOUSE, TRICHUR.
- ANOOP P.A., PANIKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, AYYANTHOLE P.O., TRICHUR.
- ANIL KUMAR, PULIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, KANATTUKARA P.O., THRISSUR.
- CHANDRIKA, KIZHAKKEPURAKKAL HOUSE, RAMAVARMAPURAM P.O.,TRICHUR.
- SUNILAN T.K., THAIVALAPPIL HOUSE, THOLUR P.O., TRICHUR.
- SUMESH, -7/85, KOLATH HOUSE, VADOOKKARA P.O., TRICHUR.
- SAJEEV, VAZHAPPURAKKAL HOUSE, VELUTHUR P.O., TRICHUR.
- SHEELA, 8/463,VELLAIKKAI HOUSE, CHEROOR P.O, TRICHUR.
- BIJU C.V., ELUVATHINGAL HOUSE, KOKKALA P.O., TRICHUR.
- DURGA PRASAD K.R., 1/76, KALATHIL HOUSE, AYYANTHOLE P.O., TRICHUR.
- KENSON, NEELANKAVIL HOUSE, CHIYYARAM P.O., TRICHUR.
- BAIJU, THATHRATHIL HOUSE, MANAKODY P.O, TRICHUR.
- DINEESH, 7/289, PERATH HOUSE, MANAKODY P.O., TRICHUR.
- RAJA, MANJALY KANNAMPULLY HOUSE, PULLAZHY P.O., TRICHUR.
- SANEESH M.S., MUTHANA PARAMBIL HOUSE, THANIKKUDAM, TRICHUR.
Respondents
- REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR-680 609, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR-680 609
- THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, THRISSUR-680 609
- THE THRISSUR CORPORATION, THRISSUR-680 620, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
- THE SECRETARY, THRISSUR CORPORATION, M.O. ROAD, THRISSUR-680 620
Legal Representation & Advocates
Counsels for Petitioners
- • ADV. SRI.P.K.ANIL
Counsels for Respondents
- • SMT.C.S.SHEEJA
- • SRI. SANTHOSH P.PODUVAL, SC
Case Synopsis & Summary
Petitioners are autorickshaw operators in Thrissur district challenging the conditions attached to their permits, particularly the parking and passenger pickup restrictions. They allege that the conditions are objectionable and seek variation of these terms. After satisfying that the petitioners submitted requests for variation to the first respondent, the Regional Transport Authority, but the authority did not accept or decide on those applications. Relying on a prior decision of this Court in Rajesh v. Secretary, R.T.A. (2014 (3) KLT 341), the petitioners contend that the authority has a duty to consider variations and that denial or delay amounts to illegality. The respondents’ counsel addressed the matter, and the Government Pleader represented the RTA. The court heard the matter and, citing the earlier Rajesh decision, disposed of the petition by permitting the petitioners to submit variation applications before the first respondent. The court directed that if such applications are preferred, the first respondent shall accept and consider them in light of the Rajesh (supra) decision within a week. Thus, the High Court provides a remedial path to alter objectionable permit conditions and emphasizes timely processing by the RTA, avoiding indefinite delays. The order rests on the view that variation of permit conditions is a permissible remedy in appropriate cases to balance public transport needs with regulatory objectives.
Submissions & Arguments
Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners
The petitioners submit that the conditions in the permits restricting parking and passenger pickup are objectionable and seek variation of those terms. They alleged that the first respondent has not accepted their applications for variation. They rely on Rajesh v. Secretary, R.T.A. (2014 (3) KLT 341) as authority for variation of permit conditions.
Contentions of Respondents
No detailed argument is recorded in the excerpt beyond noting the petitioners’ reliance on Rajesh (supra). The respondents’ position is presented through the Government Pleader and the court’s reference to precedent.
Cited Precedents (1)
| Case Name | Citation | Treatment | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh v. Secretary, R.T.A. | 2014 (3) KLT 341 | Positive | The court relies on Rajesh (supra) as controlling precedent to permit variation of permit conditions. |
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT:**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR**
**THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2016/28TH ASWINA, 1938**
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## **PETITIONER(S):**
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**1. JOSE K.P., KUTTIKKADAN HOUSE, PALISSERY P.O., TRICHUR.**
**2. AJEESH P.R., PUTHANPARAMBIL HOUSE, MULAYAM P.O, TRICHUR.**
## **3. BHAGYESH,**
**PULLIKKAL HOUSE, EDAPPALAM, PATTIKKAD P.O., TRICHUR.**
**4. JOY, PEREPPADAN HOUSE, PULLAZHI P.O., TRICHUR.**
**5. MANOJ, KURIAN PARAMBIL HOUSE, NADATHARA P.O., TRICHUR.**
**6. JITHIN, ELICHIRIAN HOUSE, PATTIKKAD P.O., TRICHUR.**
**7. SEBASTIAN VARGHESE, VADAKKER HOUSE, ARANATTUKARA P.O., TRICHUR.**
**8. SHYLA K.U., KALAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KURIACHIRA, TRICHUR.**
**9. SURENDRAN V.V., VELLAPARAMBIL HOUSE, MANAKKODY P.O., TRICHUR.**
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**10. P.P. BIJU, PULICHEN HOUSE, OLARIKKARA P.O., TRICHUR.**
**11. ANTHONY M.J., MELETH HOUSE, MANIMANGALAM P.O., TRICHUR.**
**12. VIPIN DAVIS, PALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE, POOTHOLE P.O.,TRICHUR.**
**13. I.K. NOUFAL, ITHUNNINJALIL HOUSE, VIYYUR P.O., TRICHUR.**
**14. JUSTIN JOSE THATTIL, THATTIL CHERIKKAL HOUSE, NEDUPUZHA P.O., TRICHUR.**
**15. SUNIL K.K., KADUKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, AYYANTHOLE P.O., TRICHUR.**
**16. BASTY, 282, VADASSERU HOUSE, TRICHUR.**
**17. ANOOP P.A., PANIKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, AYYANTHOLE P.O., TRICHUR.**
**18. ANIL KUMAR, PULIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, KANATTUKARA P.O., THRISSUR.**
**19. CHANDRIKA, KIZHAKKEPURAKKAL HOUSE, RAMAVARMAPURAM P.O.,TRICHUR.**
**20. SUNILAN T.K., THAIVALAPPIL HOUSE, THOLUR P.O., TRICHUR.**
**21. SUMESH,**
- **7/85, KOLATH HOUSE, VADOOKKARA P.O., TRICHUR.**
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**22. SAJEEV, VAZHAPPURAKKAL HOUSE, VELUTHUR P.O., TRICHUR.**
**23. SHEELA, 8/463,VELLAIKKAI HOUSE, CHEROOR P.O, TRICHUR. 24. BIJU C.V., ELUVATHINGAL HOUSE, KOKKALA P.O., TRICHUR. 25. DURGA PRASAD K.R., 1/76, KALATHIL HOUSE, AYYANTHOLE P.O., TRICHUR. 26. KENSON, NEELANKAVIL HOUSE, CHIYYARAM P.O., TRICHUR. 27. BAIJU, THATHRATHIL HOUSE, MANAKODY P.O, TRICHUR. 28. DINEESH, 7/289, PERATH HOUSE, MANAKODY P.O., TRICHUR. 29. RAJA, MANJALY KANNAMPULLY HOUSE, PULLAZHY P.O., TRICHUR. 30. SANEESH M.S., MUTHANA PARAMBIL HOUSE, THANIKKUDAM, TRICHUR.**
**BY ADV. SRI.P.K.ANIL**
## **RESPONDENT(S):**
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**1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR-680 609, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.**
**2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR-680 609.**
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**3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,**
- **THRISSUR.-680 609.**
**4. THE THRISSUR CORPORATION,**
- **THRISSUR-680 620, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.**
**5. THE SECRETARY,**
- **THRISSUR CORPORATION, M.O. ROAD, THRISSUR-680 620.**
**R1-R3 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.C.S.SHEEJA R4 & R5 BY SRI. SANTHOSH P.PODUVAL, SC**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-10-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
## **WP(C).No. 33598 of 2016 (Y)**
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## **APPENDIX**
## **PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS**
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- **P1 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE IST PETITIONER**
- **P2 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 2ND PETITIONER**
- **P3 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 3RD PETITIONER**
- **P4 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 4TH PETITIONER**
- **P5 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 5TH PETITIONER**
- **P6 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 6TH PETITIONER**
- **P7 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 7TH PETITIONER**
- **P8 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 8TH PETITIONER**
- **P9 TRUE COPY OF THE AADHAR CARD OF THE 9TH PETITIONER**
- **P10 TRUE COPY OF THE DRIVING LICENCE OF THE 10TH PETITIONER**
- **P11 TRUE COPY OF THE DRIVING LICENCE OF THE 11TH PETITIONER**
- **P12 TRUE COPY OF THE DRIVING LICENCE OF THE 12H PETITIONER P13 TRUE COPY OF THE DRIVING LICENCE OF THE 13TH PETITIONER**
- **P14 TRUE COPY OF THE DRIVING LICENCE OF THE 14TH PETITIONER**
- **P15 TRUE COPY OF THE DRIVING LICENCE OF THE 15TH PETITIONER**
- **P16 TRUE COPY OF THE ELECTION IDENTITY CARD OF THE 16TH PETITIONER**
- **P17 TRUE COPY OF THE ELECTION IDENTITY CARD OF THE 17TH PETITIONER**
- **P18 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER**
- **P18(A) TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER**
- **P19 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER**
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- **P19(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER NO. 19**
- **P20 TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER NO. 20**
- **P20(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER NO. 20**
- **P21 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 21ST PETITIONER**
- **P21(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 21ST PETITIONER**
- **P22 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 22ND PETITIONER**
- **P22(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 22ND PETITIONER**
- **P23 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 23RD PETITIONER**
- **P23(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 23RD PETITIONER**
- **P24 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 24TH PETITIONER**
- **P24(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 24TH PETITIONER**
- **P25 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 25TH PETITIONER**
- **P25(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 25TH PETITIONER**
- **P26 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 26TH PETITIONER**
- **P26(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 26TH PETITIONER**
- **P27 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 27TH PETITIONER**
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**P27(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 27TH PETITIONER**
- **P28 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 28TH PETITIONER**
- **P28(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 28TH PETITIONER**
- **P29 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 29TH PETITIONER**
- **P29(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 29TH PETITIONER**
- **P30 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 30TH PETITIONER**
- **P30(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 30TH PETITIONER**
- **P31 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.1 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT.**
- **P32 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.2 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P33 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.3 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P34 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.4 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P35 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.5 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P36 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.6 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P37 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.7 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P38 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.8 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P39 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.9 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
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- **P40 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.10 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P41 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.11 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P42 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.12 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P43 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.13 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P44 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.14 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P45 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.15 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P46 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.16 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P47 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.17 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P48 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.18 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P49 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.19 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P50 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.20 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P51 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.21 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P52 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.22 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P53 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.23 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P54 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.24 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
- **P55 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.25 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**
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|**P56**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE**|
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||**SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.26 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**|
|**P57**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE**|
||**SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.27 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**|
|**P58**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO**|
||**BE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.28 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**|
|**P59**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE**|
||**SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.29 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**|
|**P60**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PERMITS TO BE**|
||**SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER NO.30 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT**|
|**P61**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 1**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P62**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 2**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P63**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 3**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P64**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 4**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P65**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 5**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P66**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 6**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P67**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 7**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P68**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 8**|
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|**P69**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 9**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P70**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 10**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P71**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 11**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
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|**P72**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 12**|
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|**P73**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 13**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P74**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 14**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P75**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 15**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P76**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 16**|
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|**P77**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 17**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P78**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 18**|
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|**P79**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 19**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P80**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 20**|
||**TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**|
|**P81**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 21**|
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|**P82**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 22**|
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|**P83**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 23**|
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|**P84**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 24**|
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|**P85**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 25**|
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|**P86**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 26**|
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|**P87**|**TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 27**|
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- **P88 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 28 TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**
- **P89 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 29 TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**
- **P90 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO. 30 TO THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2016**
- **P91 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE STAT, ERNAKULAM IN MVAA 417/2011**
- **P92 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P(C) 20209/2015**
- **P93 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P(C) 15267/2016 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT**
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Dated this the 20[th] day of October, 2016.
## **J U D G M E N T**
The petitioners are plying autorikshaws in Thrissur District. They are aggrieved by the conditions in the permits issued to them concerning the parking of the vehicles and picking up of passengers. It is alleged that though the petitioners have approached the first respondent with requests for variation of the objectionable conditions, the first respondent is not accepting applications from them. The petitioners, therefore, approached this Court challenging the objectionable conditions in the permits. The petitioners rely on the decision of this Court in **Rajesh** v. **Secretary, R.T.A.** (2014 (3) KLT 341) in support of their case.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as also the learned Government Pleader.
3. **Rajesh** v. **Secretary, R.T.A.** ( _supra_ ) is a case wherein this Court had dealt with the grievance identical to the grievance voiced by the petitioners herein. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit
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applications for variation of the objectionable conditions in the permits before the first respondent. It is also directed that if applications are preferred by the petitioners as directed above, the same shall be accepted and considered by the first respondent, in the light of the decision in **Rajesh v. Secretary, R.T.A.** ( _supra_ ), within a week thereafter.
_**Sd/-**_
**P.B.SURESH KUMAR, JUDGE.**
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