IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 879 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 21.01.2008 Sekhon Transport Company (Regd.), Mansa and others .... PETITIONERS Versus The State Transport Commissioner, Punjab and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr. R.S. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who are private transport operators, have filed this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation (Annexure P-6), made by the petitioners, with regard to the finalization of the time table for operation of their services on Sardulgarh- Mankhera via Khaira-Karandi-Sangha-Ding Chowk route, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to them. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that earlier, the time table was prepared in the year 2004 vide Annexure P-2 and thereafter, the fresh time table has not been prepared, which according to the CWP No. 879 of 2008 -2- petitioners is required to be finalised by the Regional Transport Authority, under Section 72 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. After hearing counsel for the petitioners, without calling the other side, as it will un-necessary delay the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation (Annexure P-6) of the petitioners, in accordance with law, after providing an opportunity of hearing to them, within a period of two months, by passing a speaking order. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE January 21, 2008 ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG ) ndj JUDGE