MEHROTRA, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner Mohammad Raihan had applied for a stage carriage permit which was rejected by the Regional Transport Authority, Meerut. An appeal was filed to the State Transport authority and the decision of the Regional Transport Authority was confirmed by the State transport Authority. An application under Article 226 of the Constitution was thereafter filed in this Court for a writ of certiorari quashing the order o the Regional Transport Authority refusing the stage carriage permit to the petitioner and also for a mandamus commanding the regional Transport Authority to grant a permit in favour of the applicant. By my order dated 25-2-1955, the petition was allowed, the order of the Regional Transport authority was quashed and the Regional Transport Authority was directed to Consider the application of the petitioner for the grant of a permit and it was directed further not to reject it on the ground that there was adequate transport service on the route. The application remained pending for some time and no orders were passed by the Regional Transport Authority. Thereafter an application was made on 25-7-1955 to this Court praying that a direction be issued t