(1) When any application made under Chapter-V of the Act to the Transport Authority is received by the Secretary of the Transport Authority, he shall examine whether the powers to deal therewith have The Jharkhand Motor Vehicles Rules, 2001 41 been delegated to any authority or person, and shall forward the application to such authority or person if the powers have been so delegated by the concerned Transport Authority.
(2) In cases where the application is required to be considered by the State Transport Authority or the Regional Transport Authority, the concerned Secretary or such authority or person referred to in preceding sub-rule, shall scrutinise the application and call for such further particulars and make such other enquiry as may be considered necessary, and shall, subject to the general directions of the concerned Transport Authority decide whether the application be disposed off by the circulation procedure or at a meeting of the Transport Authority.
(3) Normally, the application referred to in sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2), shall be disposed off within one month of receipt thereof.