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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5155

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
RAMESH BABU A. – Appellant
Versus
REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 34789 OF 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL
For the Respondents: SMT. DEVI SHRI R., SRI.SAJU J. VALLYARA

A petitioner may seek statutory remedies for grievances regarding permit issuance when no final decision has been made.

Headnote:The writ petition seeks a Mandamus directing the respondents to act on a representation regarding the alleged mistake in granting a permit to the 3rd respondent. The court finds that if the petitioner is aggrieved, they may pursue statutory remedies, leading to the dismissal of the writ. The primary determination is that no final decision has been made by the authority concerned. The court emphasizes the importance of available statutory remedies for grievances about unauthorized permits.

Table of Content
1. petition for mandamus regarding permit issuance. (Para 1)
2. lack of final decision necessitates alternative remedies. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:-

I. issue a writ of Mandamus or other appropriate writs, directions or orders directing the respondents 1 and 2 to consider and pass orders Exhibit P-3 representation submitted by the petitioner so as to correct the mistake happened while granting regular permit to the 3rd respondent in violation to the one way system from Kunnumpuram-V.K. Pady before implementing Exhibit P-2 decision;

II. To dispense with the production of English Translation of documents which are in vernacular language;

III. Render such other orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

2. On the question of the grant of a permit to the 3rd respondent, the petitioner herein need not be heard, more so when no final decision has been taken by the authority concerned. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the grant of the permit, it will be open to the petitioner to avail the statutory remedy on available grounds.

Subject to the above, the writ petition is dismissed.

Sd/-

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