HIGHCOURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETlTlON (C ) No. 698 of 2011 PETITIONER Ajay Kumar Gupta, aged about 51 years, S/o Shri Hariprasad Gupta, Bus operator, R/o College Road. Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance : Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ajay Dwivedi, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. ORAL ORDER (07.02.2011) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Heard finally with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner- Ajay Kumar Gupta has med this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the State Transport Authority, Raipur to consider and decide his application for renewal of inter-state regular stage carriage permit on the route Jashpur to Ranchi via Lodam, Ghumla, Sisai and back one return trip daily in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the petitioner, the application for renewal of inter—state regular stage carriage permit has been tiled on 17.08.2010 and no decision has been taken till date. Mr. Ajay Dwivedi, learned Dy. Govt. Advocate for the respondent submits that if the application has been med by the petitioner for renewal of inter-state regular stage carriage permit and the same has not been disposed of till date, the State Transport Authority shall dispose of the same at the earliest in accordance with law. In view of the above submissions made by learned Dy. Govt. Advocate for the respondent, this petition is disposed of with a direction Versus RESPONDENT State Transport Authority, Chhattisgarh Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 $ W.P.§C§ N0. 698 of2 that if the concerned State Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 17.08.2010 flied by the petitioner for renewal of inter- state regular stage carriage permit for the above route till date, the same shall be disposed of in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably within a period of 10 weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order by the petitioner before the said authority. With the aforesaid direction/observation, this petition stands finally disposed of. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge a ‘