IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9045 of 2011 Date of Decision: May 20, 2011 Amrik Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State Transport Commissioner, Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. P.S. Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent i.e. State Transport Commissioner, Punjab, to dispose of application of the petitioner (Annexure P-1, dated 16.1.2008) for grant of contract carriage passenger Tempo Permit on Killianwali to Pathrala Railway Station route. 2. Learned counsel contends that vide Annexure P- 1 dated 16.1.2008, the petitioner applied to the respondent for a permit under Section 66 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1989. No CWP No.9045 of 2011 [2] decision thereon has been taken. 3. The respondent is required to take decision in accordance with law and convey the same to the petitioner. In such circumstances, the petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent to take decision on application dated 16.1.2008 (Annexure P-1), within a period of three months from today, and convey the same to the petitioner. Decision is required to be reasoned and to be passed after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. (AJAI LAMBA) May 20, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?