IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 3839 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 13.03.2008 The Dabwali Rohit Co-operative Transport Society Ltd., Dabwali, District Sirsa .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr. H.S. Sawhney, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Vikas Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. (Oral ) The Dabwali Rohit Co-operative Transport Society Ltd., Dabwali, District Sirsa, who holds a valid stage carriage permit on route No.8 in District Jind i.e. Narwana to Khappar via Badanpur, Kakrod, Uchana Kalan route, has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the State Transport Controller, Haryana, Chandigarh and the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Narwana, respondents No.2 and 3 respectively, to check and stop illegal CWP No. 3839 of 2008 -2- operation of vehicles on the aforesaid route without registration and without holding valid stage carriage permits. In the petition, it has been alleged that on the said route, so many unauthorised vehicles, without registration and without holding valid stage carriage permits, are being operated and carrying passengers, which affects adversely the operation of the bus of the petitioner, who is holding a valid stage carriage permit on the aforesaid route. As a result of this, the petitioner is undergoing huge losses and it does not get passengers to be carried in its bus. It is further case of the petitioner that it has made various representations to the respondents to check and stop the illegal operation of various vehicles, which are operating on the aforesaid route. In this regard, the petitioner has referred to the latest representation dated 8.1.2008 (Annexure P-4). It is further case of the petitioner that in spite of the detailed representation giving the detail of all the un-authorised vehicles, which are being operated on the aforesaid route, the respondents, particularly the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Narwana, respondent No.3, is not taking any step to stop the illegal plying of the vehicles on the aforesaid route. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, without issuing notice of motion to the respondents, as it will un-necessary delay the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the representation made by the petitioner in accordance with law, within a period of one month, and if it is found that CWP No. 3839 of 2008 -3- any vehicle is being plied on the aforesaid route without any legal authorisation, then strong steps shall be taken to stop those vehicles from plying. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE March 13, 2008 ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG ) ndj JUDGE