IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15545 of 2010 Date of Decision : September 06, 2010. Jaswant Singh .....Petitioner versus State Transport Commissioner, Punjab .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Rajinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.H.S.Brar, Additional AG, Punjab. -.- 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) Notice of motion. Mr.H.S.Brar, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondent at this stage. The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent- State Transport Commissioner, Punjab, to decide their application for the grant of one regular stage carriage permit to ply one return trip daily on Amritsar to Bathinda route via Tarn-Taran, Harike, Zira, Talwandi Bhai, Kotkapura and Jaito, in accordance with law/Scheme. It is averred that C.W.P.No .15545 of 2010 2 pursuant to the public notice dated 1.11.2006 (Annexure P-1) whereby applications for grant of two regular stage carriage permits on the above- mentioned route were invited, the petitioner submitted an application on 16.11.2006 (Annexure P-2) for grant of one regular stage carriage permit but no decision taken on their application has been conveyed to him. According to the petitioners, no such decision has been taken by the respondent on his application despite a further representation dated 22.12.2009 (Annexure P-4) made by him. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondent to decide the petitioner's application dated 16.11.2006 (Annexure P-2) by passing a speaking order in accordance with law/Scheme/Government Policy, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 06, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE