HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH^BJLASPUR WRIT PETITiON (C I N0.1633/2010 Narendra Kumar Yadav, S/o Shri Nandu Ram Yaday, aged about 33 years, R/o Post Pandri, Thana Sipat, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Versus RESPONDENTS 1 Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDERARTICLE 226 OF THE CONST1TUTION OF IND!A ApRearance: Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the respondents. ORAL ORDER (15.04.2010) ^. Heard finally with the consent of the parties. Petitioner- Narendra Kumar Yadav has filed this petltion for issuance of necessary direction to the Regional Transport: Authority, Biiaspur to consider and decide his application for grant of reguiar stage carriage permit on the route Jashpur to Sakti via Saranggarh, Chandrapur, Dabhara, Chapora, Malkharaouda 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 01.07.2009 and no decision has been taken till date. Mr. Shashank T'nakur, iearned Panel Lawyer for the respondents submits that if the application has been filed by the petitioner for grant of regular stage carriage permit and W.P.(C)No.1633of2010 shyna the same has not been disposed of till date, the Regional Transport Authority shall dispose of the same at the earliest in accordance with iaw. In view of the above submissions made by learned Panel Lawyer for the respondents, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if the concerned Regional Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 01.07.2009 filed by the petitioner for grant of regular stage carriage permit for the above route till date, the same shaii 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 i