HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH.BILASPUR c^? 'y- WWHMV PETITIONER RESPQNDENT W.P.(C) No.1157 of 2011 Irfan Ali; aged about 32 years, S/o Shri Niaj Ali Anjum, Bus Operator, R/o RoyalOrchestra, Near Dr. Tilak Hospital, Risai Para, Dhamtari Versus Regional Transport Authority, Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE226 OF THECONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance: Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocatefor the petitioner. Mr. Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the State. ORALORDER (03.03.2011) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard finally with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner- Irfan Ali has filed this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Raipur to consider and decide his application for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Durg to Raipur via Power House, Bhilai, Charoda, Kumhari & back, four single trips daily in accordancewith the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the petitioner, the application for grant of regular stage carriage permit has been filed on 19.10.2010 and no decision has been taken till date. Mr.Shashank Thakur, learned Panel 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 till date, the Regional Transport Authority shall dispose of thesameat the earliest in accordance with law. In viewof the above submissions made by learned Panel Lawyer for the respondent, this petition is disposed of with a directionthat if the ,s 1 W.P.fCINo.l 157 of2011 'w conceFnedT'Stat^Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 19.10.2010filed bythe petitioner forgrant ofregular 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. 1 Sd/- _, , \i^^f^ •tf"ac