C.W.P NO. 4358 OF 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 4358 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 20.03.2009 M/S Baba Farid Transport Co. ...Petitioner versus State Transport Commissioner and anr. ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. B. S. Giri, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner-Transport Company seeks a direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Jalandhar-respondent No.1 to consider and decide its application dated 11.02.2008 for curtailment of the route from Jalandhar to Tarn Taran and increase of trips from half to three daily on the remaining routes. It is the petitioner's grievance that more than a year has passed but no decision has been taken by respondent No.1 in terms of Section 80 (3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits thereof, I C.W.P NO. 4358 OF 2009 -2- deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the State Transport Commissioner, Punjab-cum- Regional Transport Authority, Jalandhar to consider and dispose of the petitioner's above-stated application dated 11.02.2008, in accordance with law and the Scheme, if any, in the subject as early as possible but not later than three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Disposed of. MARCH 20, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE