».- ^" HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) No.2422/2010 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Mohd. Riyajul Haque, S/o Late Mohd. Sajjak, aged about 23 years, R/o Kharsiya Naka Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) Versus 1 Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur (C.G.) 2 Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance: Mr, Anshul R. Shrivastava, Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Arun Sao, Government Advocate for the respondents. ORAL ORDER (07.05.2010) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard finally with the consent of the parties. Petitioner - Mohd. Riyajul Haque has filed this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur to consider and decide his application for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Ambikapur to Raigarh via Batouli, Sitapur, Patthalgaon, Gharghoda and one return trip daily in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the petitioner, the application for grant of permit has been filed on 14.07.2009 and no decision has been taken till date. Mr. Arun Sao, Government Advocate for the respondents 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 the same at the earliest in accordance with law. WRIT PETITION (C) No.2422/2010 In view of the above submissions made by learned Government Advocate for the respondents, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if the concerned Regional Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 14.07.2009 filed by the petitioner for grant of regular 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. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge shyna