1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 6279 of 2010. Decided on 8.10.2010. Ms/ Patyal Bus Service ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. Ankush Sood, Additional Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C. J. (Oral): CMP No.9602 of 2010. Allowed. Application stands disposed of. CWP No. 6279 of 2010. The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “i) Directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to ply his bus I.e. Bus No. HP 69-0177 on following route:- I) Ghumarwin Berthin vis Sunhani=1st ii) Berthin Bhota via Sunhani-G Danger= IRT iii) Berthin-Bijhar=IRT iv) Berthin-Ghumarwin via Sunhani=1st 2 validity whereof is shown to be existing till 24.5.2015 I.e. w.e.f. 20.5.2010 to 24.5.2010. ii) Directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner, Annexure P-11, within a time bound period and take appropriate steps in accordance with the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (as amended up-to date) and rules framed thereunder. iii) Decision taken by respondent No. 3 & 4, vide Annexures P-8 & P-9, may very kindly be ordered to be quashed.” 2. Since the petitioner has an effective remedy before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, it is not proper and necessary for this Court at this stage to go into the various factual disputes and other legal contentions taken by the petitioner. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of, relegating the petitioner to pursue its remedy before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal. It is made clear that the time taken by the petitioner for prosecuting this writ petition will stand excluded while computing the period of limitation in filing the appeal before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal. 3. It will also be open to the petitioner to seek appropriate interim orders from the Tribunal. In order to enable the petitioner to work out the relief, as above, the 3 implementation of interim orders will be deferred for a period of three weeks from today. 4. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. October 8, 2010. (Justice Rajiv Sharma) (HL) Judge.