f- HIGH COURT OF CHHAniSGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.ffi)No.1786of2007 Petittoner Respondents Versus Shiv Kumar Singh, S/o Shri Mate Baksh Singh, Aged about 50 years, R/o Shiv Travels, Bilaspur (C.G.) 1. Stete Transport Appeliate Tnbuna!, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Regional Transport Authorify, Chhaffisgarh at Raipur (C.G.) 3. Sudhir Singh, S/o Mata Prasad Singh, Imh'para, Bilaspur (C.G.) 4. Stats <rf Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Transport, D.K.S. Bhassran, Raipur (C.G.) SB: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. AgnJhofri, J Shri B. K. Rawat, Advocate for e petitioner. Shri Aiay Shrivastava. Advocate for the respondent No.3. Shri Uttersh Verma, Deputy Govemment Advocate forthe respondent No.4. ORDER (Passed on ttiis 29th day of Mareh, 2007) 1. Leamed counse! appearing for the petitioner, submits that the State Transport Appeilate Tribunal (STAT), white considering the appeal filed by he respondent No.3, vide impugned order dated 13.2.2007, in Appeal No. 1/2007, hsldthat the regular stage carriage permit on the route 'Biiaspur to Chirmiri' i.e. the subject mstter, was granted without hearing all the concerned parties. 2. !n view of that fhe S.T.A.T. remitted back the mattsr to the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Raipyr after passing a direction fliat the reguiar psrmit be issued to the respondent No.3. It appears thatthe S.T.A.T. iteeif has decided the case and remitting back the matter to the R.T.A. is a mers formaiity for granting reguiar pennit, as the same cannot be done by the S.T.A.T. — T-z^CTJ: E"~'"—:;-= 3. Leamed counse! appearing for the petitioner submits that the ends of justice would be sub served if the R.T.A. is directed to consider the application of the respondent No.3 in accordancs w law, ignoring the direction of the S.T.A.T. for grant of regular stage carriage permit. The submission of the petitioner is just and proper and msrits acceptance. 4. Shri Utkarsh Vsrma, tearned counset appearing fbr the respondsnt No.4 agrees with ttie submissjon made by learned counsel for e petiUoner. 5. In view of the above, the pefition is a!!owed to the extent that the observations and directions made by the S.T.A.T. for deciding the appRcation and granting reguiar stage carriage permit is set aside. !{ te directed that fte application of the respondsnt No.3 shatl be considered on its own merits, jn accordance with iaw, within a periocf of fcvo weks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thakur Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge