ORDER

The mini bus permit owner, who is the petitioner, is seeking a direction to permit him to operate the mini bus on the route Vadasery Bus Stand to Kolathur via Court Road.

2.It is stated that the mini bus has been operating from Vadasery Bus Stand via Anna Stadium, Tower Junction, Anna Bus Stand, Edalakudi, Anna Bridge. The total distance of the permit is 4.3 kms, in which, the served sector is 4 kms. Now, the District Authority introduced one way scheme in Nagercoil City. After declaring the one way scheme, the permit of the petitioner was affected in the return journey from Kolathur to Vadasery Bus Stand, particularly Anna Bus Stand to Vadasery Bus Stand. It is very difficult for the petitioner to operate the mini bus from Anna Bus Stand, Ozhugunacherry, Vadasery Junction, which reached more than 3.7 kms. The petitioner also seems to have obtained information under the Right Information Act that the distance from Veppamoodu Junction to Vadasery Bus Stand through Court Road is only 2.4 kms, whereas, from Veppamoodu to Vadasery Bus Stand, via Anna Bus Stand is 3.7 kms, which is in excess of the distance than the permitted served sector. In this regard, the petitioner also had g