HK?H COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W. P./ONo. 1913 of 20)7 Petitfoner S. N. Dubey, Aged about 35 yeare, S/o Shri G. S. Dubey, R/o Qtr No. 23/0, Stret No.5, Sector II, Bhitai, Disfrjct Durg (C.G.). Vwsus Respondents 1. State of ChhatBsgarh, Tftrough the Secreiaiy, Regjonai Transport Auttiority, Rajpur (C.G.) 2. Regional Transport Authortty, Chhattisgarh, Raipur. 3. State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Chhattisgarii, Raipur. 4. Ku. Gun^hwari Sahu, D/o Shri A. R. Sahu, R/o MIG-1/157, Hucteo, Bhiiainagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.) SB: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Safish K. Agni'hotri, J Shri Anand Kumar Twrari, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Utkarsh Verma, Deputy Govemment Advocate tor the respondert No.1. ORDER (Passed on Uiis 30th day of March, 200T} 1. Leamed counsel appearing for Uie petitionsr, submits that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal (STAT), wftite considering ttie appeaf filed by he respondent No.4, vide impugned orderdated 9.1.2007, in Appeal No. 76^0)6, held that the regular stage camaQe permit on the route 'Durg to Raipur" i.e. the subject matter, was granted vsrithout hearing all the concemed parties. 2. In view of that ttie S.T.A.T. remitted back e matter to the Regional Transport Authorify (RTA), Raipur after'passing a direction fiiat Uie reguiar permit be issued to the respondent No.4. It appears that the S.T.A.T. itseff has dscided the case and remitting bacfc the matter to the R.TA. is a mere formality for granfing regular permit, as the same cannot be done by the S.T.A.T. Pursuant to »ieorder dated 9.12007 passed by ttie S.7AJ. ttie R.TA. has (assed the oreter dated 25.120)7. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the peWoner submite ttiat the ends of justice would be sub served if the R.TA is directed t& coreider ths applicafion of the respondent No.4 in accoretance with law, ignoring the direcGon of the S.TA.T. for grant of regular stage cam'age permit. The submission of the peCtioner is ji^ and proper and merits acceptance. 4. Shri UUrarsh Verma, tearned counsel appeamg tor the respondent No.1 agrees with the submission made by leamed counsel for the petitioner. 5. In view of the above, the petition is allowed to ttie extent that the observations and directions made t^ tt>s S.T.A.T. for deciding the application and granting regular stage camage permit is set aside. Consequently, tt»e order dated 25.13007 passed by the R.TA pursuant to the order dated 9.1.2007, passed by the S.T.A.T. is srt aside. It is directed ttiat ihe application of the respondent No.4 shaB be considered afresh, on its own merits, in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thakur Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge