DINESH SINGH Vs. STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) :-

(2.) THE petitioner was granted a stage carriage permit on Baksa-Rajapur via Teji Bazar and Maharajganj route. An application of the respondent no. 3, Dhurendra Singh, was rejected on the ground that it was barred by time, while the application of Ram Adhar Singh, the respondent no. 4, was rejected after considering the merits by the Regional Transport Authority.

(3.) IN the circumstances, the writ petition is allowed, the impugned order of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal is set aside and State Transport Appellate Tribunal is directed to decide the appeal of the respondent no. 4, Ram Adhar Singh, afresh. The Tribunal should try and dispose of the appeal within four months of the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order. The appeal of the respondent no. 3 Dhurendra Singh, cannot be heard afresh because it is held to be barred by limitation. There will be no order as to costs. The interim order dated 6-8-1984 is discharged. Petition allowed.