^ Petitioners Resppndente HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Writ Petition (C$ No. 1S43 of2007 Raipur Bus Service through Managing partner Gurmit Singh, aged 42 years, S/o. Shri Jashwant Singh, R/o. Ganjpara, Durg, (CG). Versys 1. State Transport ^>peilate Tribunat, Raipur (CG). 2. Regional Transport Authority, Chhattisgarh, Raipur (CG). 3. Secretary, Regional Transport AiAority, Raspur (CG). 4. Baldev Singh, S/o. Shri (ndar Singh, Wo. Bombaymarket, Raipur(CG). (Writ Petition under Articie 227 of Constitution of tndia) SB: Hon'bte Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Mr. .^ayShrjyasta^, counsel for the pefitioner. Mr. Bhaskar Payasi, Panef lawyer for the State. ORAL ORDER (Passedon this 12th day of January, 2009) By this petitjon, the petitioner impugns the order dated 2-3-2007 (Annexure P/2), passed by the State Transport Appellata Authorify (for short, "STAT"), whereby the Judge has found that the order dated 28-8-2006 (Annexure P/1) passed by the Regionai Transport Authority was not supported by reasons and no proper opportunity of hearingwas given to the petitioner. After making this observation, it was directed to grant regular permit to the respondent No.4- Baldev Singh. 2) Having heard learned counsel for the pariaes arul on perusai of the papers, it appears that the STAT has observed ttiat p'oper opportunHy should have been afforded to the respondent No.4 and pass appropriate order, in ttie light of the provisions of Section 80 of the Motor Vehides Act, 1988. The direction to consider grant of regular permit in aecordance with law appeare to (^ -2-- Raju be a direction to pass the order of granting regular permit. Thus, this order Is set aside to the extent of direction that regular permit may be granted. 3) Without being influenced by any obsenretions made by the State Transport Appeilate Tribunal, Raipur, The Regional Transport Authority, shall consider the case afresh after affording an opportunity of toaringto th8 parties concerned and pass appropriate order, in accordance wtth law. ^ , ^^^^^^^^ c,^^e ^