IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 5671 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 04.04.2008 Sirhind Bus Service Regd. Sirhind Distt. Fatehgarh Sahib .... PETITIONER Versus State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr. P.S. Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) After arguing the case for some time, counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner will be satisfied, if direction is issued to the State Transport Commissioner, Punjab, Chandigarh, exercising the powers of the Regional Transport Authority, Patiala, to re-advertise the permits, which have not been lifted by the grantees, and to expedite the process of grant of the stage carriage permits. In this case, two permits were granted on 17.8.2000 in favour of respondents No.3 and 4 and admittedly, those permits have not been lifted so far. The claim of the petitioner has been rejected on the technical ground. However, keeping in view the fact that both the permits are still CWP No. 5671 of 2008 -2- available and the fresh applications are to be invited for the grant of those permits, we direct the State Transport Commissioner, Punjab, Chandigarh, exercising the powers of the Regional Transport Authority, Patiala, to invite fresh applications and take a decision for grant of the permits, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months. Disposed of accordingly. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE April 04, 2008 ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG ) ndj JUDGE