HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) No.2429/2010 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Chaitram Banjare, S/o Shri Ramlal Banjare, aged about 34 years, R/o Village - Aorethi, Simga, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) Versus 1 Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE COMSTmJTIOKOF INDIA Appearance: Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Arun Sao, Government Advocate for the respondents. ORAL ORDER (07.05.2010) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard finallywith the consentofthe parties. Petitioner — Chaitram Banjare has filed this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur to consider and decide his application for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Saraipali to Korba via Basna, Sarsiva, Birra, Bahmnidih, Champa and one return trip daily in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the petitioner, the application for grant of permit has been filed on 17.02.2010 and no decision has been taken till date. Mr. Arun Sao, Government Advocate for the respondents submits that if the application has been filed by the petitioner for grant of regular stage carriage permit and the same has not been disposed of till date, the Regional Transport Authority shall dispose of the same at the earliest in accordance with law. .•-?si /^ ^-E'""- •/ '^ ,'t f' WRIT PETITION (Cl No.2429/2010 ^ In view of the above submissions made by learned Government Advocate for the respondents, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if the concerned Regional Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 17.02.2010 filed by the petitioner for grant of regular stage carriage permit for the above route till date, the same shall be disposed of in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably within a period of 10 weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order by the petitioner before the said authority. With the aforesaid direction/observation, this petition standsfinally disposed of. ^—_ Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge shyna