\ 2v 69 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR w.P.(C) No. i279 of2011 “m PETITIONER Raj Kishorg Singh, S/o- Late Shri Vasudev Slngh, aged about 56 years, R/o- Jute Mill Road, Kabir Chowk, Raigarh, (C.G.) Versus RESPONDENTS 1 State Transpod Authority, Raipur (C.G.) 2 Secretary, State Transport Authority, Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ' INDIA ' Appearance : Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the State. ORAL ORDER (08.03.201 1) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Heard finally with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner- Raj Kishore Singh has filed this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the State Transport Authority, Raipur to consider and decide his application for grant of All India Tourist Permit/National Permit in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the petitioner, the application for grant of All India Tourist Permit/National Permit has been tiled on 19.1 1 .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 tiled by the petitioner for grant of All India Tourist Permit/National Permit and the same has not been disposed of till date, the State Transport Authority shall dispose of the same at the earliest in accordance with law. In view of the above submissions made by learned Panel Lawyer for the respondent, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if the concerned State Transport Authority has not decided the application -m V ,1 2 W.P.(C) No. 1279 of 2011 l dated 19.11.2010 med by the petitioner for grant of All India Tourist Permit/National Permit till date, the same shall be disposed of in accordance with Iaw, as early as possible, preferably within a period of’ 10 weeks from the date of production of a certined copy of this order by the petitioner before the said authority. With the aforesaid direction/observation, this petition stands finally disposed of. Sd/- SUNII. KUMAR SINHA Judge