IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12851 of 2009 Date of Decision: 22.09.2009 Amrik Singh Petitioner Versus The State Transport Appellate Tribunal and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Rajinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Sushil Saini, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.A.K.Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) This order will dispose of Civil Writ Petition Nos.12851 and 12852 both of 2009 along with Civil Writ Petition Nos.14673, 14674, 14677, 14678, 14679, 14680, 14681, 14682, 14684, 14685, 14686, 14692, 14695 and 14742 all of 2009, involving similar questions of law and facts. For facility of reference, facts are being mentioned from Civil Writ Petition No.12851 of 2009. In the cases, which are fixed in the urgent list, notice of motion is issued. On asking of the Court, Mr.A.K.Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice, It has been brought to the notice of the Court that similar writ petition bearing No.12707 of 2009 has been disposed of, by passing a Civil Writ Petition No.12851 of 2009 detailed order. In all these cases, dispute is regarding grant of Stage Carriage Permit to ply a mini bus. Claim of the petitioner was rejected by the Appellate Tribunal on the ground that for the routes in question, a scheme has been formulated under the provisions of Section 99(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The said scheme came up for consideration before a Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.4646 of 2009 and vide order dated 16.7.2009, it was observed that the scheme had lapsed in the meantime and taking note of that fact, order passed by the Tribunal, impugned in that writ petition, was set aside and it was directed that the State/ its official shall not treat that scheme as operative. The State Transport Commissioner was directed to consider application of the petitioner therein, for grant of a mini bus permit, on a particular route in accordance with law within a specified period. Placing reliance upon ratio of the Division Bench judgment, as mentioned above, CWP No.12707 of 2009 was disposed of, directing the respondent-authorities to consider application of the petitioner therein for grant of Stage Carriage Permit to ply a mini bus. In view of facts mentioned above, reply is not necessary in the cases, in which, notice of motion has been issued today, whereas, reply has been filed in CWP No.12851 of 2009, wherein stand taken by the respondent-State is the same, as was taken in CWP No.12707 of 2009. In view of facts mentioned above, all these writ petitions are disposed of in the same terms as in CWP No.12707 of 2009, decided on 2.9.2009. Copy of the order passed in this writ petition be supplied to the State counsel under signatures of the Court Reader for compliance. 22.09.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2 Civil Writ Petition No.12851 of 2009 3