IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.1230 of 2010 (M/S) S.K. Srivastava ………..Petitioner Versus Regional Transport Authority ….Respondent Shri B.S. Negi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri P.C. Bisht, learned Brief Holder for the State. Dated: 10th August, 2010 Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondent to decide the application of the petitioner dated 18.03.2010 pertaining to grant of permanent stage carriage permit for the route Parade Ground-Doiwala, within stipulated time, preferably within 15 days or the period as prescribed by this Hon’ble Court. Brief facts of the case, as narrated in the petition, are that on 18.03.2010 the petitioner moved an application on SR-20 before the respondent for grant of permit on the route Parade ground-Doiwala after completing all formalities as required under the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. The Regional Transport Authority held its meeting on 26.06.2010 but in the aforesaid meeting the application of the petitioner was not considered nor decided by the respondent. Since 18.03.2010 the application of the petitioner is pending and has not been decided till date by the Regional Transport Authority. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Rule 61 of the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1998 provides that applications for contract carriages and private service vehicles permits are normally disposed of within one month of their receipt in the office of the Authority, but in the present case though more than five months have passed but the respondent has not taken any decision on the said application. On the other hand, Shri P.C. Bisht, learned Brief Holder for the State, submitted that he has received instruction from the Regional Transport Authority, Dehradun and submitted that the application of the petitioner shall be considered in next meeting of the Regional Transport Authority which is likely to be held in the month of September, 2010. In view of the aforesaid statement made by Shri P.C. Bisht, learned Brief Holder for the State, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Regional Transport Authority to decide the application of the petitioner dated 18.03.2010 in the next meeting which is likely to be held in the month of September, 2010. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Interim relief application no.5788 of 2010 also stands disposed of. (V.K. Bist, J.) Arpan 10.08.2010