HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C ) N0.1643/2010 PETmONER T.Singh Bhatia, aged about 48 years, S/o Shri H.S. Bhatia, R/o Kabir Chowk, Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) Versus RESPONDENT Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur, District Bitaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITiON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance: Mr. Santosh Gupta, Counsel for the petitioner. Mrs. Smita Ghai, Panel Lawyer for the respondent. ORAL ORDER (15.04.2010) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard finally with the consent of the parties. Petitioner -T. Singh Bhatia has filed this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur to consider and decide his application for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Jashpur to Raipur via Kunkuri, Pathalgaon, Raigarh and one singte trip daily. According to the petitioner, the application for grant of permit has been filed on 06.05.2009 and no decision has been taken tlll date. Mrs. Smita Ghai, learned Panet Lawyer for the respondent submits that if the application has been filed by the petitioner for grant of regular stage carriage permit and the same has not been disposed of tilt date, the Regionai Transport Authority shall dispose of the same at the earliest in accordance with law. WRIT PETITION (Ct N0.1643/2010 shyna In view of the above submissions made by iearned Panel Lawyer for the respondent, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if the concerned Regional Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 06.05.2009 filed by the petitioner for grant of reguiar stage carriage permit for the above route till date, the same shali 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