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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
Sudha Sasikumar W/o Sasikumar – Appellant
Versus
Regional Transport Authority, Rep. by its Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J.
1. Petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P13 decision of the Regional Transport Authority, Palakkad, which declined her request for renewal of Ext.P2 stage carriage permit granted on 17.06.2011, in the curtailed route Palakkad-Pattambi.
2. The facts of the case, in brief, are as follows:-
The petitioner had submitted an application on 10.10.2005 for the grant of a regular stage carriage permit on the interregional (interdistrict) route Guruvayur-Palakkad in respect of her stage carriage bearing Registration No. KL-8-AJ-9550. Since the route traversed the districts of Thrissur and Palakkad, the application was submitted to the Regional Transport Authority, Palakkad, as a major portion of the proposed route lies within the Palakkad district. By an order dated 25.05.2006, the aforementioned application for regular permit was sanctioned subject to counter signature of RTA, Thrissur and thereafter, by the proceedings of the Secretary, RTA, Palakkad, dated 20.06.2006 regular permit valid for five years from 20.6.2006 to 19.06.2011 was issued to the petitioner, as seen from Ext.P1, subject to counter signature of RTA, Thrissur. Ext.P2 is a true copy of the regular p
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