IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2824 of 2009 SMT.VEENA SINGH, WIFE OF SHRI NIRMAL KUMAR SINGH R/O NEAR DODH KOTHI,BAIJNATHPUR,P.S. BAIJNATHPUR, P.S. KUNDA, DISTRICT-DEOGHAR (JHARKHAND) -PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, BIHAR, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, VISHWASARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE CHAIRMAN, STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, BIHAR, VISHWASARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD, PATNA. 5. STATE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATHA. 6. JOINT STATE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. -RESPONDENTS 3 02.04.2009 The petitioner has been granted permanent Inter-State Carriage permit by the State Transport Authority, Jharkhand to ply vehicle between the State of Bihar and State of Jharkhand. It is the case of the petitioner that his application before the State Transport Authority, Bihar, Patna, for counter signature of the aforesaid permit was rejected after long delay for the reason that sitting capacity of the vehicle for plying inter-state is short of the requirement. He filed an application for counter signature of the said permit before the Chairman, 2 State Transport Authority, Bihar, Patna (Annexure-5). Again the petitioner sent an application to the Secretary, State Transport Authority, Bihar, Patna after paying road tax and additional tax (Annexure-6). Though two weeks’ time was allowed, no counter affidavit has been filed. In those circumstances, we direct the respondent no.4 to pass orders on Annexures – 5 and 6 within three weeks from today and if no order is passed the petitioner should be granted permission to ply the vehicle until final order is passed on his petition. This application is disposed of, with the above observation. (J.B. Koshy, CJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) AAhmad