Minutes of Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram. Held on 25 January, 2017 At Collectorate Conference Hall Malappuram.

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1 0 Minutes of Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram Held on 25 January, 2017 At Collectorate Conference Hall Malappuram.

2 1 Present 1. Sri. Amit Meena I.A.S District Collector & Chairman, RTA Malappuram 2. Sri. Debesh Kumar Behera I.P.S. District Police Chief & Member, RTA Malappuram 3. Sri. Shaji Joseph Deputy Transport Commissioner & Member, RTA Malappuram

3 2 Item No.1 This to re-consider the application for regular Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Tirur Theyyala Pookiparamba as ordinary service. The matter was placed before the RTA held on in Item No. 39 and the decision was adjourned for want of road fitness certificate for the virgin portion specified in the report of the route enquiry officer. Secretary, RTA has submitted that the road fitness certificate was obtained and the same was available for verification. This authority has verified the application and connected files in detail. This is an intradistrict route with route length of 16.3 Kms. There is a virgin portion of 0.8 Kms. Further, there is no overlapping with notified portion in the proposed route. The applicant has not offered any vehicle and/or the specification asked for. Thus the details asked for in point nos. 6, 7, 8 i & ii in the application are not filled by the applicant in a proper manner. Upon verification it is further revealed that the applicant has not offered a stage carriage for endorsing the permit even at the time of open hearing of this authority. The fare stages for the virgin portion as well as the entire route is not clearly specified by the route enquiry officer. There were serious timing objections raised by other en-route operators and those were considered as per law. The declaration submitted by the applicant before this authority was also considered. As per the declaration, he has submitted that he has not produced any vehicle for endorsing this permit and however he will produce the same later. Also, the particulars of the vehicle that he is going to produce is not available in the submission. Considering the above observations and findings, 1) the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No.2 Perused the Judgment from Hon. High Court of Kerala in WP(C) No. 389 of 2017 Dtd ; which directed this authority take up and dispose this application positively on itself. This is to re-consider the application for regular Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Olavettur Mukkam. This is an inter-district route with a total route length 27 Kms in which 17.7 Kms lies in Malappuram District and 9.3 Kms in Kozhikkode District. The proposed route does not overlap with any of the notified routes and there is no virgin

4 3 portion. This authority has verified the application and the connected files in detail. The objections raised for and against the application were also considered in detail. The matter was considered by the RTA held on in Item No. 29 and also on in item no. 14. The decision was adjourned for a modified application with more number of trips to Olavattur and also a report on whether the proposed route overlapping with any of the notified portions in Kozhikkode district or not. The applicant has modified the application with more number of trips to ill-served area Olavattur. On further verification of files, it is observed that in obedience to the directions contained in the Judgment from Hon. High Court of Kerala in WP(C) No of 2016 a temporary permit for four months has already been issued on this route to the applicant after settlement of timings. Hence regular stage carriage permit on the route mentioned in the application is granted subject to the settled timings on in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd 08/11/2011 to the stage carriage KL 25 A 225. The applicant is directed to produce the current records of the said vehicle within thirty days of communication of this decision as stipulated under Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. This authority is of the view that the request for extension of time should not be entertained for the production of stage carriage under any circumstances. Item No. 3 This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Cherplasserry Melattur Alanallur. This is an inter-district route with total route length 39.7 Kms in which 29.7 Kms lies in Malappuram and 10 Kms lies in Palakkad District. There is no overlapping with the notified sector and no virgin portion in the proposed route. As per the report of the enquiry officer, the present stage carriage operations are not enough to occupy the people and students travelling in the proposed route. This authority has verified the application and report of the enquiry officer in detail. Further this application was already been considered by the RTA held on in item no. 29 and the decision was adjourned for want of a specific report from the Sister RTA, Palakkad especially whether the proposed route overlaps with any of the notified portions in their jurisdiction or not. This was enquired by the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Sub-RT Office, Mannarkkad and the report was forwarded by the Secretary, RTA, Palakkad. The applicant has offered the stage carriage KL 53 K 5629 for endorsing the permit. The objections raised by other en-route operators were considered as per law. On further verification, this authority is of the view that the report forwarded by the Secretary, RTA Palakkad is not suffice to take an appropriate approach on this application. Hence this authority directs Secretary, RTA to 1) obtain concurrence from Sister RTA Palakkad to proceed further on this application;

5 4 2) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 4 (1) Perused the directions contained in the Judgment of Hon. High Court of Kerala Judgment in WP(C) No of 2016 Dtd (2) This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Nalloorpulli- Kavala Puthanezhi- Perinthalmanna. This authority has considered the application, route enquiry report and connected files in detail. The arguments for and against the application were also considered as per law. The total length of the proposed route is 37.6; of which 34.1 Kms lies under the jurisdiction of this authority and 3.5 Kms. lies in Palakkad District. There is a virgin portion of 9.3 Kms in the proposed route. Route Enquiry Officer has suggested the fare stages and the same is published along with the agenda. There is also an overlapping of 1.8 Kms with the notified portion. The enquiry officer has also stressed the need of a stage carriage service on the proposed route. The application was previously considered by this authority held on in item 41 and the decision was adjourned with a direction to the Secretary, RTA to: 1) Re-enquire the matter and ascertain the exact distance of overlapping with notified portion. 2) Obtain a specific report from Sister RTA, Palakkad specifying whether the proposed route overlaps with the notified portion in their jurisdiction or not. 3) Modify the time schedule in consultation with the applicant in such a way that there should be at least two more trips to Melattur during peak hours. On further verification files, report from MVI, Palakkad has been received and he has reported that the proposed route overlaps with the notified route Palakkad Kannur in Perinthalmanna Town 1.8 Kms which is not objectionable and also the proposed route does not overlap with any of the notified routes in Palakkad District The applicant has also produced a Judgment in WP(C) No of 2016 Dtd ; which directs this authority to consider the application of the petitioner for grant of regular permit and decides his entitlement as proposed by the applicant. In obedience to the judgment this authority considered the application afresh. However we are of the view that the report forwarded by the Secretary, RTA Palakkad is not suffice to take an appropriate approach on this application. Hence this authority directs Secretary, RTA to 1) obtain concurrence from Sister RTA Palakkad to proceed further on this application; 2) the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act 1988.

6 5 3) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 5 This is to peruse the Judgment in WP(C) No of 2016 Dtd and also to reconsider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Vettamcheerppu Purathur-Koottai Azhimugham-Tirur. The directions contained in the Judgment of Hon. High Court of Kerala in WP(C) No of 2016 Dtd were perused. This is an intra-district route with total route length 50 Kms. There is no virgin portion and also there is an overlapping of 3.5 Kms with the notified sector; as per the report of the enquiry officer, the same is not objectionable. The matter was considered by this authority held on in item no. 55 and the same was adjourned with a direction to modify the time schedule in consultation with the applicant with two more trips each during peak hours to underserved areas Koottayi Azhimugham and Vettom Cheerpu and also to conduct a re-enquiry and ascertain whether the proposed route passes through notified portion or not. The applicant has submitted the modified application and the same was re-enquired by the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Tirur. The objections raised for and against the applications were also considered as per law. In the light of the above observations and findings, regular stage carriage permit on the route mentioned in the application is granted to the stage carriage KL 13 J 1454 subject to settlement of timings in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd 08/11/2011 and production of current records of the above stage carriage within thirty days of communication of this decision as stipulated under Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. This authority is of the view that the request for extension of time should not be entertained for the production of stage carriage under any circumstances. Item No. 6 This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Edakkara Mooleppadam. This is an intra-district route with route length 28.9 Kms. There is a virgin portion of 1.4 Kms and an overlapping of 1 Kms in the proposed route. The application and the connected records were verified in detail. The matter was considered by the RTA, Malappuram held on in Item No. 57 and the matter was adjourned with a direction to include two more trips to not adequately served area Mooleppadam during peak hours. The revised application has been obtained. In the application submitted by the applicant in P. St.S.A., point nos 6, 8 i & ii were not filled properly and he could not produce the details even at the time of open hearing of this authority. The applicant has also submitted before this authority that he will produce a

7 6 vehicle which is registered after 2006 within one month from 11 July 2016 and again he has submitted that he will produce the vehicle within one month from 25 January Thus the submission by the applicant is not dependable and this authority is of the view that, this is only to mislead this authority. Further, the fare stages for the virgin portion as well as the entire route is not clearly specified by the route enquiry officer. Considering the above observations and findings, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 7 This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Mooleppadam Edakkara. The application and connected files were considered in detail. This is an intra-district route with route length 28.9 Kms. There is a virgin portion of 1.4 Kms and an overlapping with notified route is 1 Km. The application was already been considered by this authority held on in item no. 58 the decision on the application was adjourned with a direction to increase two more trips to the ill served area Mooleppadam. In obedience to the direction of this authority, the applicant has modified the proposal and the same has been verified. However the application submitted seems to be incomplete. In P.St.S.A., the applicant has not properly filled point nos. 6, 8 i & ii; even at the time of open hearing of this authority, the applicant could not furnish these details before this authority. Further, the applicant has produced a submission before this authority stating that he will produce a stage carriage, which will not be of more than ten years old within one month from and now he has again submitted that will produce the certificate of registration within one month from This authority is of the view that these statements are not dependable and is only to mislead this authority. Hence, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned.

8 7 Item No. 8 This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Puthanathani Tirur Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple. This is an intra-district route with route length 28.8 Kms. There is no virgin portion and no overlapping with notified sector. The applicant has offered the vehicle KL 10 R 576 for endorsing the permit. The route enquiry officer has also submitted that the introduction of fresh stage carriage service will be highly beneficial for the travelling public and students. The matter was considered previously by this authority held on in Item no. 61 and there is vehement objection that portion of the route from Osanpadi to Pothannur is virgin and the decision on the application was adjourned for want of a road fitness certificate. The certificate issued by the Grama Panchayath Secretary, Valavannoor has been verified and found satisfactory. Further, in obedience to the directions contained in the Judgment from Hon. High Court of Kerala in WP(C) No of 2016; Dtd Secretary, RTA has issued a temporary permit u/s 87(1) c after settlement of timings on the same route to the applicant with respect to his stage carriage KL 10 R 576. The objections raised for and against this application were considered and as per law. In the above circumstances regular stage carriage permit on the route mentioned in the application is granted subject to the settled timings on in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd 08/11/2011 to the stage carriage KL 10 R 576. The applicant is directed to produce the current records of the said vehicle within thirty days of communication of this decision as stipulated under Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. This authority is of the view that the request for extension of time should not be entertained for the production of stage carriage under any circumstances. Item No. 9 This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the modified route as per the directions contained in the Judgment of Hon. High Court of Kerala in Contempt Case (C) No of 2016 Dtd Tirur- Koottayi Azhimugham. This is an intradistrict route and there is no virgin portion in the proposed route. Further there is no objectionable overlapping with the notified route. Initially the application was on the route Kuttippuram - Tirur and the matter was considered by this authority held on in Item No. 69 and the matter was adjourned for a re-enquiry on the overlapping distance with notified portion. There was also an application for temporary permit u/s 87(1)c on the same route and the Hon. High Court of Kerala in its Judgment in WP(C) has ordered to issue the temporary permit on the above said route. Since there is vehement objections from other en-route operators that the

9 8 proposed route objectionably overlaps with the notified portion, Ponnani - Chelari, the Secretary RTA could not issue the temporary permit and the applicant was challenged the same before Hon. High Court of Kerala in contempt case (C) No of 2016 Dtd He has also submitted his willingness to modify the application before the Hon. High Court of Kerala. As per the directions contained in the Judgment of Hon. High Court, this authority accepted the modified applications for regular as well as temporary permit submitted by the applicant. The application for temporary permit u/s 87(1) c was considered and issued by the Secretary RTA with settled timings to the stage carriage KL 55 U The application for regular permit was considered by this authority on the modified route mentioned in the application is granted subject to the settled timings on in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd 08/11/2011 to the stage carriage KL 55 U The applicant is directed to produce the current records of the said vehicle within thirty days of communication of this decision as stipulated under Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. This authority is of the view that the request for extension of time should not be entertained for the production of stage carriage under any circumstances. Item No. 10 This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the modified route Kuttippuram Tirur. The application was considered by this authority and verified the connected records. Initially the application was submitted on the route Thirunavaya Railway Station Kuttippuram - Tirur and the matter was considered by this authority held on in Item No. 76 and the decision was adjourned with a direction to obtain road fitness certificate for the virgin portion and also to re-enquire the matter and ascertain whether the overlapping with notified portion complies the directions contained in clause 5 (c) of G.O.(P) No. 79/2015/Tran. Dtd or not. Meanwhile, the applicant has submitted a modified application in view of the directions contained in order of Hon. High Court of Kerala in Cont. Case (C) No of 2016 and I.A. No. 528 and 538 of 2016 dtd (K.K. Abdul Gafoor v/s Secretary RTA, Malappuram) with route Kuttippuram Tirur and the matter was enquired by the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Tirur. Major observations of his report are as follows: This is an intra district route with total route length is 20.7; There is an overlapping of 3.4 Kms with Ponnani Chelari notified scheme from B.P. Angadi to Thazhepalam. There is virgin portion from Kainikkara to Karathur (0.9 Kms) and the road fitness certificate for the said virgin portion is obtained. He has also affirmed that the fare stages has already been fixed. However the application submitted seems to be incomplete. In P.St.S.A., the applicant has not properly filled point nos. 6, 8 i & ii; even at the time of open hearing, the applicant could not furnish these details before this authority. Further, the applicant has produced a

10 9 submission before this authority stating that he will produce a stage carriage, which will not be of more than ten years old within one month from and now he has again submitted that will produce the certificate of registration within one month from This authority is of the view that these statements are not dependable and is only to mislead this authority. Hence, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 11 This is to re-consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Tirur Kunnumpuram Ottupuram. This is an intra-district route with length 25.6 Kms. As per the report of the enquiry officer, there is no virgin portion and no overlapping with notified route. The matter was placed before this authority held on in Item No. 77 and the decision was adjourned with a direction to include more number of trips to Ottumpuram and Kunnumpuram. The applicant has submitted a revised proposal and the Motor Vehicle Inspector has verified the same. The applicant has produced the stage carriage KL for endorsing the granted permit. The objections raised for and against the applications were also considered as per law. As per the report of the enquiry officer, there is no overlapping with the notified sector on the proposed route. However, upon verification of the route sketch, the proposed route passes through Moochikkal Kalattambalam Moolakkal Tanur; in which there is an objection in the open hearing of this authority that Moolakkal Tanur lies in complete exclusion portion of Ponnani Chelari notified scheme. In the light of the above observations and findings, Secretary, RTA is directed to 1.re-enquire the matter and a specific report from MVI is called for. 2. obtain the fare stages for the entire route and Submit before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 12 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Koottayi Azhimugham Ottumpuram. This authority has verified the application and perused the connected documents. This is an intra-district route with route length 22.5 Kms and there is no virgin portion or no overlapping with any of the notified schemes. As per the report of

11 10 the enquiry officer, the proposed route is not adequately served with stage carriage services and there is a pressing need for new stage carriage operations. Further, the applicant has produced a submission before this authority stating that he will produce a stage carriage within one month from This authority is of the view that these statements are not dependable and is only to mislead this authority. Hence, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 13 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Thirunnavaya-Valanchery. This authority has considered the application and perused the connected files in detail. The report of the route enquiry officer has revealed that this is an intra-district route with total route length Kms. There is no virgin portion and an overlapping of 5.1 Kms from Kanhippura to Valancherry and also a crossing of nationalized route Ponnani Chelari at Alathiyur. This authority has also considered the arguments for and against raised by the en-route operators. In the open hearing of this authority the applicant has also produced a document from Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highway Sub-Division, Kuttippuram stating that the distance between Kanhippura to Valancherry is exactly 5 Kms. Also, KSRTC has submitted that the distance is 5.5 Kms and the permit cannot be granted. Private Bus Operators Association, Valancherry Area Committee has submitted that the said distance is 5.2 Kms. This authority has also verified the same. In this context, we are of the opinion that a thorough checking is required on the exact distance of overlapping with the notified portion. Further, on verification it is observed that the application was not complete; in Form P.ST.S.A. point no. 6, 8 i & ii were not filled properly. Again, as per the proposed time schedule, the stage carriage starts its operation from 3.45 a.m. in the morning to in the night, the vehicle is continuously servicing about 19 hours. This is against the provisions contained in labor laws. From the time schedule it is also clear that the applicant intents to operate in the Thirunavaya Valancherry sector and the extension to all other places are to escape from the effect of notification. Hence,: 1) the secretary RTA is directed to conduct a re-enquiry on the entire route and submit a specific report mentioning the exact distance of overlapping with the notified sector. 2) Total running time has to be restricted to 8-9 hours

12 11 3) the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 14 Duplication. Item deleted Item No. 15 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Thirunnavaya-Valanchery. This authority has considered the application and perused the connected files in detail. The report of the route enquiry officer has revealed that this is an intra-district route with total route length Kms. There is no virgin portion and an overlapping of 5.1 Kms from Kanhippura to Valancherry and also a crossing of nationalized route Ponnani Chelari at Alathiyur. This authority has also considered the arguments for and against raised by the en-route operators. In the open hearing of this authority the applicant has also produced a document from Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highway Sub-Division, Kuttippuram stating that the distance between Kanhippura to Valancherry is exactly 5 Kms. Also, KSRTC has submitted that the distance is 5.5 Kms and the permit cannot be granted. Private Bus Operators Association, Valancherry Area Committee has submitted that the said distance is 5.2 Kms. This authority has also verified the same. In this context, we are of the opinion that a thorough checking is required on the exact distance of overlapping with the notified portion. Further, on verification it is observed that the application was not complete; in Form P.ST.S.A. point no. 6, 8 i & ii were not filled properly. Again, as per the proposed time schedule, the stage carriage starts its operation from 3.30 a.m. in the morning to in the night, the vehicle is continuously servicing about 19 hours. This is against the provisions contained in labor laws. From the time schedule it is also clear that the applicant intents to operate in the Thirunavaya Valancherry sector and the extension to all other places are to escape from the effect of notification. Hence,: 1) the secretary RTA is directed to conduct a re-enquiry on the entire route and submit a specific report mentioning the exact distance of overlapping with the notified sector. 2) Total running time has to be restricted to 8-9 hours 3) the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum

13 12 Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 16 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Thirunnavaya-Valanchery. This authority has considered the application and perused the connected files in detail. The report of the route enquiry officer has revealed that this is an intra-district route with total route length Kms. There is no virgin portion and an overlapping of 5.1 Kms from Kanhippura to Valancherry and also a crossing of nationalized route Ponnani Chelari at Alathiyur. This authority has also considered the arguments for and against raised by the en-route operators. In the open hearing of this authority the applicant has also produced a document from Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highway Sub-Division, Kuttippuram stating that the distance between Kanhippura to Valancherry is exactly 5 Kms. Also, KSRTC has submitted that the distance is 5.5 Kms and the permit cannot be granted. Private Bus Operators Association, Valancherry Area Committee has submitted that the said distance is 5.2 Kms. This authority has also verified the same. In this context, we are of the opinion that a thorough checking is required on the exact distance of overlapping with the notified portion. Further, on verification it is observed that the application was not complete; in Form P.ST.S.A. point no. 6, 8 i & ii were not filled properly. Again, as per the proposed time schedule, the stage carriage starts its operation from 4 a.m. in the morning to in the night, the vehicle is continuously servicing about 19 hours. This is against the provisions contained in labor laws. From the time schedule it is also clear that the applicant intents to operate in the Thirunavaya Valancherry sector and the extension to all other places are to escape from the effect of notification. Hence,: 1) the secretary RTA is directed to conduct a re-enquiry on the entire route and submit a specific report mentioning the exact distance of overlapping with the notified sector. 2) Total running time has to be restricted to 8-9 hours 3) the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned.

14 13 Item No. 17 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Thirunnavaya-Valanchery. This authority has considered the application and perused the connected files in detail. The report of the route enquiry officer has revealed that this is an intra-district route with total route length Kms. There is no virgin portion and an overlapping of 5.1 Kms from Kanhippura to Valancherry and also a crossing of nationalized route Ponnani Chelari at Alathiyur. This authority has also considered the arguments for and against raised by the en-route operators. In the open hearing of this authority the applicant has also produced a document from Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highway Sub-Division, Kuttippuram stating that the distance between Kanhippura to Valancherry is exactly 5 Kms. Also, KSRTC has submitted that the distance is 5.5 Kms and the permit cannot be granted. Private Bus Operators Association, Valancherry Area Committee has submitted that the said distance is 5.2 Kms. This authority has also verified the same. In this context, we are of the opinion that a thorough checking is required on the exact distance of overlapping with the notified portion. Further, on verification it is observed that the application was not complete; in Form P.ST.S.A. point no. 6, 8 i & ii were not filled properly. Again, as per the proposed time schedule, the stage carriage starts its operation from 4.15 a.m. in the morning to 12 midnight, the vehicle is continuously servicing about 19 hours. This is against the provisions contained in labor laws. From the time schedule it is also clear that the applicant intents to operate in the Thirunavaya Valancherry sector and the extension to all other places are to escape from the effect of notification. Hence: 1) the secretary RTA is directed to conduct a re-enquiry on the entire route and submit a specific report mentioning the exact distance of overlapping with the notified sector. 2) Total running time has to be restricted to 8-9 hours. 3) the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 18 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Vettom Cheerp Tirur in the surrendered vacancy of KL 55 R This is an application for a fresh regular Stage Carriage permit on the above intra-district route with route length 19.3 Kms. There is no virgin portion and an overlapping of 0.5 Kms with the Ponnani Chelari

15 14 notified scheme. Further, the route enquiry officer has stated that only one bus KL 55 R 7861 was conducting service on the proposed route. The said permit had been surrendered and cancelled. Average frequency of bus services Vettom Cheerp Pariyapuram sector is 30 Minutes. Further In obedience to the direction from Hon High Court in WP(C) No of 2016; Dtd , granted temporary permit u/s 87(1) c and a timing conference was convened and settled the timings on Temporary permit was issued to the applicant on the same route with respect to the stage carriage KL 10 N In this context, Hence regular stage carriage permit on the route mentioned in the application is granted subject to the settled timings on in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd 08/11/2011 to the stage carriage KL 10 N The applicant is directed to produce the current records of the said vehicle within thirty days of communication of this decision as stipulated under Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. This authority is of the view that the request for extension of time should not be entertained for the production of stage carriage under any circumstances. Item No. 19 This is to consider the application for fresh Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Government Hospital Kottappadi Korambayil Hospital Manjeri. This authority has considered the application in detail and verified the connected records. Total route length of this intra-district route is There is no virgin portion in the proposed route and an overlapping of 2.2 Kms with the notified sector. The route enquiry officer has further stated that the overlapping is not objectionable. There were heated arguments for and against the application in the open hearing of this authority and all were considered as per law. The applicant intents to operate from Government Hospital, Malappuram which is situated in Kozhikkode-Palakkad National Highway just near to Malappuram Bus stand. Moreover there is not enough space available for a stage carriage to halt or even to turn. This authority strongly feels that allowing a stage carriage service as requested by the applicant as Malappuram Government Hospital as the halting terminus will be a threat to the travelling public and other vehicles plying service through the national highway. Similarly, in the other terminus, Manjeri Korambayil Hospital also will result a very similar situation. This concept is also against the present traffic arrangement in both the towns; that the stage carriage services have to be operated from the bus stands available in these towns. Further, from the proposed time schedule, it is evident that the extension of service to Chnkuvetti-Padapparamba-Kolathur is only name sake and to escape from the effect of notification. This is obviously against the interest of the State Transport Undertakings. They have vehemently objected the proposal. Further, Regional Transport Authorities are

16 15 constituted to facilitate better travelling facilities to the public and this is not a public friendly proposal. Again, the applicant has failed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act 1988 and even at the time of open hearing of this authority he could not furnish the said details. Thus we are of the common view that the above said proposal is not public friendly and not even maintainable. In this context the application for fresh stage carriage permit on the above said route is rejected. Item No. 20 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Kadampuzha Malappuram. The application and connected documents and files were considered and verified by this authority. The arguments and counter arguments in the open hearing of this authority were also considered as per law. This is an intra-district route with route length 23.4 Kms. There is no virgin portion and an overlapping of 1.6 Kms with the notified sector. This is above the permissible limit as per the notification and the overlapping with notified portion is objectionable as per Clause 5 (c), G.O. (P) No. 42/2009/Trans. Dtd Again, the applicant has failed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act In this context the application for fresh stage carriage permit on the above said route is rejected. Item No. 21 This is to consider the application for fresh Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Kalikave-Wandoor-Pookkottumpadam with halt at Panampoil. This authority considered the application and verified connected records and file. This is an intra-district route with 70.5 Kms. As per the report of the enquiry officer, there is no virgin portion and no overlapping with the notified sector. He has also submitted that the proposed route is through areas not adequately served with stage carriage operation. In this context, Hence regular stage carriage permit on the route mentioned in the application is granted subject to the settled timings in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd 08/11/2011 to the stage carriage KL 03 P 4695 The applicant is directed to produce the current records of the said vehicle within thirty days of communication of this decision as stipulated under Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing

17 16 which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. This authority is of the view that the request for extension of time should not be entertained for the production of stage carriage under any circumstances. Item No. 22 This is to consider the application for fresh Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Kalikavu-Panampoil-Adakkakundu-Ambalakkadavu-Thuvvur. This authority considered the application and verified connected records and file. This is an intra-district route with 50.5 route length. As per the report of the route enquiry officer, there is no virgin portion and no overlapping with the notified sector. He has also submitted that the places covered by this route are thickly populated and the passengers are increasing day by day. There is need for more bus services in public interest. The objections raised in the open hearing of this authority were considered as per law. However, the applicant has produced a submission before this authority stating that he will produce a stage carriage within one month from This authority is of the view that these statements are not dependable and is only to mislead this authority. Hence, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 23 This is to consider the application for fresh Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Tanur Ottumpuram. This authority considered the application and verified connected records and file. The route is an intra-district with 6 Kms. total route length. As per the report of the enquiry officer, there is no virgin portion and no overlapping with the notified sector. In this context, Hence regular stage carriage permit on the route mentioned in the application is granted subject to settlement of timings in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd 08/11/2011 to the stage carriage KL 10 N 42. The applicant is directed to produce the current records of the said vehicle within thirty days of communication of this decision as stipulated under Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. This authority is of the view that the request for extension of time should not be entertained for the production of stage carriage under any circumstances.

18 17 Item No. 24 This is to consider the application for fresh Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Ottumpuram-Tirur. This authority considered the application and verified connected records and file. The route is intra-district having a route length of 26.8 Kms. There is no virgin portion and an overlapping of 3.2 Kms with notified route, Ponnani Chelari. Tanur to Moolakkal 1.5 Kms Pookayil to Thazheppalam Kms As per the report of the enquiry officer, these overlapping are not objectionable. The objections raised for and against the applications were also considered as per law. In the open hearing of this authority there is an objection in the open hearing of this authority that Moolakkal Tanur lies in complete exclusion portion of Ponnani Chelari notified scheme and thus it is objectionable. In the light of the above observations and findings, Secretary, RTA is directed to 1.re-enquire the matter and a specific report from MVI is called for and 2. obtain the fare stages for the entire route Submit before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 25 To consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Puthanathani Alloor. This is an intra-district route with total route length 6.1 Kms. The authority has verified the application and connected files in detail. As per the report there is no virgin portion and no overlapping with the notified route. He has also reported that the proposed route is not adequately served with stage carriages. Present stage carriage operations are insufficient to occupy the present travelling needs of the public. However, the applicant has produced a submission before this authority stating that he will produce a stage carriage within one month from This authority is of the view that these statements are not dependable and is only to mislead this authority. Hence, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 26 This is to peruse the directions contained in the Judgment of Hon. High Court of Kerala in WP(C) No of 2016 Dtd and to consider the application for fresh S/C

19 18 permit to operate on the route Pulikkal Puthiyodathuparamba. This authority has considered the application and perused the connected records and files. Total route length is 9 Kms. There is a virgin portion of 2 Kms between Urundadimala and Mayakkara. The Secretary, RTA is directed to obtain road fitness certificate for the above mentioned portion and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 27 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Vettamcheerppu-Tirur-Paravanna. This is an intra-district route with route length 21.5 Kms. There is no virgin portion and no overlapping with notified route. This authority has verified the application and connected files in detail. The objections raised during the open hearing of this authority were also considered as per law. Upon verification it is further revealed that the applicant has not offered a stage carriage for endorsing the permit. Also the fare stages for the entire route is not clearly specified by the route enquiry officer. Also, the applicant has produced a submission before this authority stating that he will produce a stage carriage before the Secretary, RTA. This authority is of the view that these statements are not dependable and is only to mislead this authority. Hence, Considering the above observations and findings, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 28 This is to consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Chembra Colony Edakkara. This authority has considered the application and verified connected records. This is an intra-district route with route length 33.7 Kms. As per the report of the enquiry report, there is no virgin portion. However there is an overlapping of 0.2 Kms with the notified sector; which is within the permissible limit. The objections raised during the open hearing of this authority were also considered as per law. Upon verification it is further revealed that the applicant has not offered a stage carriage for endorsing the permit. Also the fare stages for the entire route is not clearly specified by the route enquiry officer. Also, the applicant has produced a submission before this authority stating that he will produce a stage carriage within one month from

20 This authority is of the view that these statements are not dependable and is only to mislead this authority. Hence, Considering the above observations and findings, 1)the applicant is directed to furnish the details of the vehicle to which the fresh permit is sought for, such as registration mark, type of vehicle, Seating Capacity and Maximum Laden Weight etc. required by item No. 6 to 8 in Form P.St.S.A as per section 70[1] Clause[f] of Motor Vehicles Act ) obtain fare stages for the entire route from the route enquiry officer and place before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 29 This is an application for a fresh regular Stage Carriage permit on the above intra-district route. This authority has verified the application and connected files in detail. This is an intra-district route with route length 14.9 Kms. There is a virgin portion of 7.6 Kms and also an overlapping with notified sector, Ponnani Chelari in Tanur to Moolakkal Kms Pookayil to Thazheppalam 1.5 Kms As per the report of the enquiry officer, these overlapping are not objectionable. The objections raised for and against the applications were also considered as per law. In the open hearing of this authority there is an objection in the open hearing of this authority that Moolakkal Tanur lies in complete exclusion portion of Ponnani Chelari notified scheme and thus it is objectionable. In the light of the above observations and findings, Secretary, RTA is directed to 1.re-enquire the matter and a specific report from MVI is called for and 2. obtain the fare stages for the entire route Submit before this authority. Hence decision on this application is adjourned. Item No. 30 To consider the application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Mooleppadam- Nilambur-Karuvarakundu touching Peruvampadom and Ramankuth. This authority has considered the application and connected files in detail. This is an intra-district route with route length 70.6 Kms. As per the report of the route enquiry officer, there is no virgin portion and 3 Kms overlapping with notified sector; which is not objectionable. Proposed route is not adequately served with stage carriages, which passes through interior and illserved areas. Introduction of the proposed bus service will be beneficial to the travelling public and students. Hence regular stage carriage permit on the route mentioned in the application is granted subject to settlement of timings in accordance with Order No.D3/875/05 of STA dtd