\ COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR (C) N0. 311 of 2010 Saiyeed Sabbir Ali, S/o Shri Salyyed Ahmed Aii, aged about 38 years, R/o C-18, Sector-5, Devendra Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (CG) 1 State of Chhattisgarh, Through - Secretary, Transport Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG) 2 The Regiona! Transport Authority, Biiaspur; Dlstrict Bilaspur (CG) ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTiTUTION OF INDIA Shri Somkant Verma, Counsel forthe petitloner. Shri Arun Sao, Government Advocate for the State/respondents. (22.01.2010) SUNIL KUIVIAR SINHA^L Heard finally with the consent of the parties. Petitioner-Saiyeed Sabbir A!i has fiied this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the Regionai Transport Authority, BiEaspur to consider and decide his appiicatlon for grant of permit for the route Raipur to Ambikapur via Bilaspur, Katghora, one trip daily. According to the petitioner, the application for grant of permit has been filed on 17.08.2009 and no dedsion has been taken tiii date. Shri Arun Sao, learned counsei for the respondents submits that if the application has been fited by the petitioner for grant of permit and the same has not been disposed of tii! date, the Regionai Transport Authority shai! dispose of the same at the eariiest in accordance with law. In view of the above submissions made by Searned counse! for the respondents, this petition is disposed of with a (C) N0. 311 of 2010 direction that if the concerned Regiona! Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 17.8.2009 fiied by the petitioner for grant of permit for the above route tiii date, the same shaii be disposed of in accordance Vi/ith iaw, as early as possible, preferabiy within a period of 8 weeks from the date of productlon of a certifled copy of this order by the petitioner before the said authority. With the aforesaid dlrectjon/observation, this petition stands finaliy disposed of. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge shyna