\ WWLE mw (7 R IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT ‘ BILASPUR_(cfG.1 w.P.(C) No. (g! yéof 2010 y géldeo Joshi, aged about 62 years, P W S/o Late Shri Durgadutt Joshi, R/o H Kapu, Tahsil Dharamjaigarh, Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) PETITIONER VERSUS RESPONDENT 'REgional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (CI NO.3146 OF 2010 PETITIONERa Baldeo Joshi Versus Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) (Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present :- Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri P.K.Bhaduri, Panei Lawyer forthe State/ respondent. ORDER (ORAL) RESPONDENT (Passed on this 02w day of July, 2010) 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that on 7.8.2009 (Annexure P—1), the petitioner moved an application before the respondent for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Jashpur to Raigarh via Kumkum, Kansabel, Patthalgaon, Dharamjaigarh, Gharghoda and back one return trip daily. However, till date the‘eame has not been decided by the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent to decide the said application expeditiously. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that application of the petitioner shall be considered and decided, in accordance with law and on its own merits, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. ln view of foregoing, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to decide the application dated 7.8.2009 (Annexure P/1) filed by the petitioner within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. £5. With the aforesaid direction/ observation, this petition stands finally , disposed of. I a a\ Sd/- Satish K. A’gnihotri Judge ashok‘ \