IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 415 of 2009. Date of Decision: 3rd March, 2009. Ashok Kumar ...Petitioner through Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Advocate Versus State Transport Commissioner, Punjab & Ors. ..Respondents through Mr. G.S.Attariwala, Addl.AG, Punjab. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL) The petitioner seeks a direction to the State Transport Commissioner, Punjab – cum – Regional Transport Authority to decide the petitioner's application for the grant of Regular Stage Carriage permit to operate two return trips daily on Mansa- Sardulgarh via Jhunir, Fatta, Jhanduke, Chotian, Mirpur route. The petitioner's case is that initially two Regular Stage Carriage permits to operate four return trips daily on Mansa- Sardulgarh via Jhunir-Fatta-Jhanduke-Chotian-Mirpur route were granted in favour of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Barnala Depot which were surrendered way back in 1998 and thereafter no bus service has been provided on the said route by the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation. The petitioner is stated to have applied for the grant of Stage Carriage Permit on the said route on 4.3.1999 in the prescribed form after completing all the formalities. However, no decision is alleged to have been taken on its application. In this regard, the petitioner sent several reminders followed by a legal notice [Annexure P-7] also. Notice of motion was issued and in response thereto, learned counsel for the parties have been heard. Having regard to the nature of relief sought in the writ petition and the fact that the petitioner claims to have applied for the grant of Stage Carriage Permit about ten years back, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner's application, in accordance with law and Scheme, if any, framed by the State Government as early as possible but not later than three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. March 03, 2009. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE