Bhat, Ag. CJ.

Petitioner in O.P. No. 2529 of 1991 has filed this appeal challenging the dismissal of the O.P.

2. Appellant is an existing operator with a pucca permit on the Kottayam-Kunnonni route. Third respondent was granted temporary permit for 20 days under Ext.P2 on a partly overlapping route, with the timings shown therein. Appellant's stage carriage was passing through Palai at 8.57 AM. According to the timings given in Ext. P2, the third respondent's stage carriage will pass through Palai at 8.55 AM. Appellant filed a Revision Petition before the State Transport appellate Tribunal challenging the timings granted to the third respondent. The Tribunal directed the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, to consider the appellant's objections with notice to the third respondent, as is seen from Ext. P3 order. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, the first respondent, thereafter passed Ext. P4 order. According to this order, appellant's stage carnage will pass through Palai at 8.57 AM. and the third respondent's stage carriage will pass through Palai at 9 A.M. While matters remained so, the Regional Transport Authority granted a regular permit to the third r