THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.6210 of 2010 ORDER: In the meeting of the Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor held on 04.09.2006, the petitioner’s application for grant of stage carriage permit to ply his bus on the town service route from Punganur Bus Stand to Boyakonda (via) Melupatla etc., was rejected on the ground that G.O.Ms.No.95, dated 23.02.1991, did not provide protection for future stage carriage operators. Aggrieved by the same, he preferred an appeal being A.P.No.14 of 2007 before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short ‘the Tribunal). The said appeal was allowed by order, dated 06.04.2009, setting aside the order passed by the Regional Transport Authority and directing to grant stage carriage permit within three months. On an application made by the petitioner, by order, dated 15.09.2009, the Tribunal granted extension of time to the petitioner upto 15.12.2009 to produce the records and particulars of the vehicle before the concerned authority. However, the petitioner could not produce the records within the time so extended, since the duplicate registration certificate in respect of his vehicle was issued only on 15.02.2010. Immediately thereafter he requested the respondent to issue the stage carriage permit by accepting the records of the vehicle. The said request was not accepted on the ground that the time granted by the Tribunal had expired on 15.12.2009 itself. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondent. Perused the material on record. It is true that the petitioner ought to have complied with the direction of the Tribunal by producing records and other documents within the time granted. However, for the reasons explained in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition for the petitioner’s inability to produce the records within the time granted by the Tribunal, I deem it appropriate to extend the time for production of the documents in terms of the order passed by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, A.P., Hyderabad, dated 06.04.2009 (as extended by order in M.P.No.58 of 2009, dated 15.09.2009) by three months from today. In default, the permit granted to the petitioner shall stand withdrawn. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ G.ROHINI, J Dt.28.07.2010 Note: Issue CC in one week. (b/o) VGB