HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARI-L BILASPUR w.P. (C) No. 1927 of 2010 PETITIONER Rampukar Singh S/o. Late Devnandan Singh; aged about 50 years, R/o. Po'st Kondata’rai, Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) Versus RESPONDENTS 1. Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur (C.G.) (Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India) Appearance : Smt. Shashi Bareth, Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate for the respondents. ORAL ORDER (26.04.2010) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard unally with the consent of the parties. Petitioner- Rampukar Singh has fiied this petition for issuance of necessary direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur‘ to consider and decide his application dated 05.09.2009 for grant of regular stage'carriage permit, on the route Sarrangga'rh to Kharsiya via Chandrapur, Dabhra and one return trip daily in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the petitioner, the application for grant of regular stage carriage permit has been filed and no decision has been taken till date. Mr. Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate for the respondents submits that if the application has been filed by the petitioner for grant of regular stage carriage permit and the same has not been disposed of till date, the Regional Transport Authority shall dispose of the same at the earliest in accordance with law. In view of the above submissions made by learned Govt. Advocate for the respondents, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if the concerned Regional Transport Authority has not decided the application dated 05.09.2009 filed by the petitioner for grant of 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. SUNIL KUMAR SNHA l Judge 0 Sdl-