Manish Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR W.P.(C) No. 120 of 2019 Manish Singh, S/o. Shri Ramesh Singh, Aged About 40 Years, R/o. Old Bus Stand, Bijapur, Tahsil & District Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department Of Transport Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
2. Regional Transport Authority, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :
Mr. Bharat Lal Dembra, Advocate For State :
Mr. Rajendra Tripathi, Panel Lawyer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 28.01.2019 Heard 1.
Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 07.03.2018 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Bijapur to Jagdalpur via Bhairamgarh, Geedam and on return trip daily, which is pending consideration. 2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the said application expeditiously.
3.
Learned State counsel would submit that the application of the petitioner shall be considered and decided along with all pending applications for the concerned route, in accordance with law and on its own merits as expeditiously as possible. 4.
In view of the fact that petitioner's application is pending consideration, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the petitioner's application
and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within reasonable time.
5.
It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the matter, on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law, without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case.
Ashok Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge