.<:SIBEi??^l r,^^^ 'i -^•l HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) No.2342/2010 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS M/s. Mahadev Transport Bus Service, Through : Manager Rajesh Kumar Shukla, S/o Late H.L. Shukla, aged about 38 years, R/o Station Road Champa, District Janjgir-Champa (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 CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance : Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Counsel for the petitioner. Mrs. Smita Ghai, Panel Lawyer for respondents. ORAL ORDER (07.05.2010) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard finally with the consent of the parties. The petitioner has filed this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur to consider and decide its application for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Chandrapur to Korba via Dabhara, Chhapora, Hasoud, Birra, Bamnihdih, 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 26.02.2010 and no decision has been taken till date. Mrs. Smita Ghai, learned Panel Lawyerforthe 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 -^ -\ <ilffBfc,'^ f WRIT PETITION (0 No.2342/2010 disposed of till date, the Regional Transport Authority shall dispose of the same at the earliest jn accordance with law. In view of the abovesubmissions made by learned Panel Lawyer for the respondents, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if the concerned Regional Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 26.02.2010 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 stands finally disposed of. — ——-— Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge shyna