IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.11980 of 2009 Date of Decision: 11.08.2009 Jaswinder Singh Petitioner Versus The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Patiala Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Rajinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) Petitioner moved an application for grant of contract carriage permit on 22.6.2009 (P1), which is still pending undecided. Counsel for the petitioner states that direction be issued to the respondent to decide application of the petitioner, for grant of permit, as mentioned above. In view of facts of this case, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to the respondent to take up and decide application of the petitioner for grant of contract carriage permit, as per law. To the contrary, if the officer concerned wishes to reject claim of the petitioner on valid grounds, he may pass a speaking order and supply a copy of the same to him. Needful be done within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 11.08.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge