HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C } N0.1430/2010 PETITIONER Keshav Prasad Gupta, S/o Late R.S. Gupta, aged about 38 years, R/o Hamalpara, Kharsiya, District Raigarh (C.G.) Versus RESPONDENTS 1 Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance: r. AnshuhR. Shrh/astava, Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the respondents. ORALORDER (05.04.2010) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard finally with the consent pf the parties. Petitioner- Keshav Prasad Gupta has filed this petttion for issuance of necessary directfon to the Regionat Transport Authority, Bilaspur to consider and decide his application for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Kunkuri to Raigarh via Tapkara, Pandripani, Bagbahar, Kotba, Lailunga, Gharghoda and one retum trip daily in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Aet. According to the petitioner, the appltoation for grant of permit has been filed on 05.01.2010 and no decision has been taken till date. Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Panet Lawyer for the respondents submits that if the application has been fited by the petitioner Tor grant of regular stage carriage permit and the same has not been disposed of till date, the Regional V" WRIT PETITION (C) N0.1430^2010 /^c shyna Transport Authorrty shall dispose of the same at the earliest in accordance with law. 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 concemed Regional Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 05.01.^)10 fited by the petitioner for grant of regular stage earriage permit for the above route till date, the same shall be disposed of in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably within a periodof 10 weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of thls order by the petitioner before the said authority. With the aforesaid direction/observation, this petition stands finally disposed of. — —— Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge