IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 18739 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: APRIL 11, 2008 Jaswinder Singh .....PETITIONER Versus The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Patiala ....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG --- Present: Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, A.A.G.,Punjab, for the respondent. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) In this case, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Patiala to consider his application for the grant of contract carriage permit for the operation of seven seaters tempo. Today, a reply has been filed on behalf of the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Patiala in Court, which is taken on record. In the reply, it has been stated that since the State Government is in the process to formulate the Policy with regard to contract carriage permit for the operation of seven seaters tempos on the routes demanded by various applicants and after notification of the said Scheme, the permits will be granted to the eligible persons in accordance with the said Scheme. C.W.P. No. 18739 of 2007 -2- Counsel for the respondent-State on instructions from Mr.Devinder Kumar, Assistant Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Patiala, states that the Government is likely to notify such Policy within a period of three months. In view of the aforesaid stand taken by the respondent-State, at this stage, we do not find any merit in this petition and the same is hereby dismissed. However, it will be open for the petitioner to apply afresh under the Policy to be notified by the State Government. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE April 11, 2008 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) vkg JUDGE