IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1523 of 2008 (M/S) Mahendra Pal Singh S/o Sri Ram Lal R/o 64, Gandhi Road, Dehradun District Dehradun. . Petitioner ...………… [ Versus 1. State Transport Appellate Tribunal Dehradun. 2. Regional Transport Authority Dehradun through its Secretary ...…………. Respondents Mr. Mohinder S. Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus, directing respondent No. 2, to take a decision on the application of the petitioner for grant of stage carriage permit. 3) Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner moved an application for grant of stage carriage permit for the route Parade Ground-Connaught Place-Premnagar-Parwal via Barowala. The said application appears to have been rejected by Regional Transport Authority, against which an appeal was preferred by the petitioner before the State 2 Transport Appellate Tribunal, which allowed the appeal and cancelled the order passed by the Authority. By its order dated 11.03.2008, the Appellate Tribunal further directed the Regional Transport Authority to decide the application of the petitioner, afresh. 4) It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that since the order is passed by Appellate Tribunal more than six months have passed but the application of the petitioner has yet not disposed of. 5) Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, and after going through the order dated 11.03.2008, passed by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Dehradun, this writ petition is summarily disposed of directing the Regional Transport Authority to decide the application of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months. (Interim Relief Application No. 5730 of 2008 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) [ Dt. September 02, 2008. H.Negi