WP(C) 1488/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Kataki, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. U. R ajbanshi, learned standing counsel, Transport Department, appearing for the resp ondent Nos.1 and 2. Also heard Mrs. V.L. Sinha, learned State counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.3 to 6. The petitioner has filed the present petition praying for a direction to the respondent Nos.4 to 6 to allow him to operate Sub-Agency at Srirampur and a lso not to interfere with the business of Sub-Agency at that place contending in ter alia that though the Sub-Agency licence was granted to him by the State Tran sport Authority, Assam to engage as Collecting/Forwarding/ Distributing/Booking Agent at Beltola, Guwahati including livestock, which has been renewed from time to time, and he filed the application on 23.02.2011 before the Secretary, State Transport Authority for granting permission to open the Sub-Agency for which th e required fee has been accepted by the authority, the police personnel of Kokra jhar district is disturbing the petitioner in operating the said business at Sri rampur. In the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the Transport Department today i t has been stated that the petitioner’s application seeking permission to open t he Sub-Agency at Srirampur dated 23.02.2011 is under process. The learned standi ng counsel, Transport Department also submits that within a reasonable period of time, the decision relating to the application filed by the petitioner would be taken and necessary order would be passed after complying with the required for malities. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has applied for the permission to open the Sub-Agency at Srirampur on 23.02.2011 and such permission is yet to be granted by the Transport Authority. It is also not disputed that for opening of the Sub-Agency, permission is required. That being the position, there is no question of operating a Sub-Agency at Srirampur by the petitioner without first obtaining the required permission. Since the petitioner has already submitted the application, which is und er process, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the Secretary, State Transport Authority, to decide and pass necessary order in regard to the application filed by the petitioner on 23.02.2011, within 1(one) month from toda y. The decision taken shall immediately be intimated to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.