Manish Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 249 of 2019 • Manish Singh S/o Shri Ramesh Singh Aged About 40 Years R/o Old Bus Stand, Bijapur, Tahsil And 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 Shri B.L. Dembra, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Rajendra Tripathi, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 28/01/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 28.09.2018 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Jagdalpur to Sironcha (Maharashtra) via Geedam, Bijapur, Bhopalpattanam with one single 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 respondent to decide the said application expeditiously.

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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.

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In view of the fact that petitioner's application is pending consideration, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent 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. Sd/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Ashu