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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
VIJU ABRAHAM
Mohandas, S/o. Ramankutty Menon – Appellant
Versus
Regional Transport Authority – Respondent
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| 1. petitioners challenge bus stand usage requirements. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. permissions for construction were validly obtained. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. no further permission needed for operationalizing a bus stand. (Para 6 , 7) |
JUDGMENT :
VIJU ABRAHAM, J.
Petitioners have approached this Court challenging Ext.P4 decision taken by the Joint Regional Transport Officer.
2. Brief facts necessary for the disposal of the writ petition are as follows: Petitioners are existing stage carriage operators conducting their services on the basis of permits issued by the 2nd respondent, and they are aggrieved by the act of the authorities in insisting that all the stage carriages shall enter Pulamanthol Bus Stand. The grievance raised by the petitioners is that the bus stand is situated in 18 cents of land, and there is no separate ingress and egress provided in the bus stand. Though the same is termed as a bus stand, it is actually used as a parking place for vehicles owned by the people who are coming to the shops situated in the bus stand. Since there is no separate provision for ingress and egress, and on account of the parking of other vehicles, the stage carriages are not in a position to ente
Court upholds that prior approval for bus stand construction is sufficient, and no further permission is needed for its operation as per relevant laws.
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