RTA -19.04.2018 Minutes of Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram Held on 19.04.2018 Present: 1
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RTA -19.04.2018 Minutes of Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram Held on 19.04.2018 Present: 1. Sri. Amit Meena IAS, District Collector; Chairman of RTA, Malappuram. 2. Sri. Shaji Joseph, Deputy Transport Commissioner (C Z 1); Member, RTA Item No.1 Heard. This is to consider the modified application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Areekode-Adakkakundu (via) Pannippara, Edavanna, Thiruvali, Wandoor, Vaniyambalam, Anchachavadi, Kalikavu and Chenkode as ordinary service. The applicant has submitted a proposal for fresh stage carriage permit on the route Kozhikkode Palayam Stand – Adakkakunde as LSOS previously and the same was considered by this authority held on 29.09.2015 in Item no. 22 and the decision was adjourned for want of Concurrence from Sister RTA Kozhikkode as Ordinary service. The applicant has further submitted a request for changing the requested class of permit as Ordinary Service and grant the permit subject to counter signature from Sister RTA, Kozhikkode. The application was further placed before the RTA held on 11.07.2016; in Item No. 4 and the decision on the application was further adjourned with a direction to add more number of trips to ill-served route Adakkakunde and then to obtain concurrence from Sister RTA, Kozhikkode. Now, the applicant has placed a modified proposal by avoiding portions in Kozhikkode District and modified the route as Areekode – Adakkakunde. This authority has considered the request of the applicant; verified connected files and records in detail. We have also considered the decision of STA held on 14.06.2017; Departmental Item No. 2 in which the authority has categorically stated that in order to apply and grant a fresh ordinary stage carriage permit, the applicant has to produce a stage carriage vehicle with age less than eight years. In this case, the applicant did not offered any vehicle for endorsing the fresh stage carriage permit at the time of application or even at the time of consideration of the application by this authority. In this context, as per the decision of STA held on 14.06.2017 in Departmental item 2 the application for fresh stage carriage permit is prima facie rejected without considering other merits and demerits of the application. Item No.2 Heard. This is to peruse the Judgment from Hon. STAT in MVAA No. 58/2017; Dtd. 09.02.2018 and also to re-consider the application for fresh stage carriage permit to operate on the route Kalikavu – Tirur – Thelppara (via) Kerala, Karuvarakunde, Thuvvur, East Pandikkad, Pandikkad, Nellikkuth, Kuttipara, Manjeri, Anakayam, Irumbuzhi, Malappuram, Ponmala, Othukkungal, Kottakkal, Chankuvetti, Edarikkode, Kuttippala, 1 RTA -19.04.2018 Vailathur and via. Anchchavidi, Vaniyambalam, Wandoor, Cherukode, Peleppuram, Kuttipara and Chokkad and Pookottumpadam as ordinary service. The matter was placed before the RTA held on 11.07.2016 in Item No. 82 and the decision was adjourned with a direction to the Secretary, RTA to: 1) re-enquire the total route length of the proposed route; 2) re-enquire the overlapping distance on the proposed route and 3) report with statistical evidence on the stage carriage frequency and the feasibility of more fresh stage carriage operations on the Tirur – Manjeri sector. Further, the matter was re-enquired by the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Malappuram and as per his report: 1) The total route length of the proposed route is 126.4 Kms 2) Total overlapping distance is 3.4 Kms 3) Average frequency of stage carriage frequency on the Tirur – Manjeri sector from 5.00 a.m. to 7.00 a.m. is 15 Minutes; and 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. is 8 Minutes and from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. it is 5 Minutes and from 6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. it is 10 Minutes. The matter was further considered by the RTA held on 25.10.2016 in item no. 3 and rejected the application on following grounds: 1) the applicant has not furnished 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. 2) Further, the enquiry officer has reported that the proposed route contains five termini and combination of various routes, which is against the provision of law. 3) Most of the proposed routes are well-served, especially Manjeri – Tirur; average stage carriage frequency in this route is appx 5 minutes in peak hours and stage carriages are operating in that sector without sufficient time gap. 4) the route plan proposed by the applicant is not public friendly and this authority is of the view that the suggested proposal is not viable. The proposed daily mileage is 291.3 Kms. This authority strongly feels that the proposal is not beneficial to the travelling public of that area. Against the decision of RTA, the applicant has approached Hon. STAT in MVAA No. 58/2017; Dtd. 09.02.2018 and the Hon. STAT has set aside the previous decision of this authority and directed to re-consider the matter afresh. This authority has considered the request of the applicant; verified connected files and records in detail. The applicant has offered the vehicle KL 55 F 4255 for endorsing the permit. This is a stage carriage bus with date of registration on 25.05.2010. In this context, regular permit 2 RTA -19.04.2018 is granted on the above said route subject to settlement of timings and the applicant is directed to produce the current records of a vehicle as specified in the decision of STA held on 14.06.2017 in Departmental Item 2 within thirty days of communication of this decision as per Rule 159[2] of KMV Rules 1989 failing which the grant of the regular permit will be treated as revoked without further notice. Item No.3 Heard. This is to re-consider the modified application for fresh stage carriage permit to operate on the route Chemmad – Tirur via Thirurangadi, Cherumuck, Theyyala, Pandimuttam, Chembra, Payyanangadi, with One trip touching Tanur from Pandimuttam via. Kannamthali and with 2 single trips on the Chemmad – Tirur route via. Kodinji, Pandimuttam, Theyyala, Parappuram and Vailathur as ordinary service. The application was previously considered by the RTA held on 11.07.2016 in Item No. 78 and adjourned the decision with a direction to modify the application with two more additional trips to Tanur from Chemmad. Now, the applicant has modified the proposal and the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Tirur has ascertained the modified proposal. This authority has considered the request of the applicant; verified connected files and records in detail. We have also considered the decision of STA held on 14.06.2017; Departmental Item No. 2 in which the authority has categorically stated that in order to apply and grant a fresh ordinary stage carriage permit, the applicant has to produce a stage carriage vehicle with age less than eight years. In this case, the applicant did not offered any vehicle for endorsing the fresh stage carriage permit at the time of application or even at the time of consideration of the application by this authority. In this context, as per the decision of STA held on 14.06.2017 in Departmental item 2 the application for fresh stage carriage permit is prima facie rejected without considering other merits and demerits of the application. Item No.4 Heard. This is to re-consider the application for regular Stage Carriage permit to operate on the route Kondotty – Areacode (via) Mundakkulam, Muthuparamba, Pothuvettipara, Mundakkal, Cheruparamba and Vavoor Road and touching Kizhisseri in the morning from Pothuvettipara via. Onnam Miles two singles and halt at Pothuvettipara as Ordinary Service. The application was previously considered by the RTA held on 31.08.2017 in Item No. 15 and the matter was adjourned for want of a specific road fitness certificate. The matter was communicated to the Secretary, Cheakode Grama Panchayath and revised report has been obtained. This authority has considered the request of the applicant; verified connected files and records in detail. 3 RTA -19.04.2018 We have also considered the decision of STA held on 14.06.2017; Departmental Item No. 2 in which the authority has categorically stated that in order to apply and grant a fresh ordinary stage carriage permit, the applicant has to produce a stage carriage vehicle with age less than eight years. In this case, the applicant did not offered any vehicle for endorsing the fresh stage carriage permit at the time of application or even at the time of consideration of the application by this authority. In this context, as per the decision of STA held on 14.06.2017 in Departmental item 2 the application for fresh stage carriage permit is prima facie rejected without considering other merits and demerits of the application. Item No. 5 Heard. This is to re-consider the modified application for fresh S/C permit to operate on the route Kuttippuram – Tirur (via) Chembi, Thirunavaya, Codakkal, Thuprangode, Alathiyoor, B P Angadi, Thazhepalam, Ezhur, Vairankode, Patternadakkavu, Edakkulam and also via. Karathoor as Ordinary Service. This authority has considered this application in its setting held on 24.10.2017 in Item No. 10 and adjourned the decision on this application with following notes: As per the existing timing schedule, the proposed vehicle is operating on the route Kuttippuram – Tirur via Karathur and also via Alathiyur. Kuttippuram – Tirur via Alathiyur is comparatively less-served route than via Karathur.