M/S Gappu Mahendra Travels Private Limited v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 410 of 2019 • M/s Gappu Mahendra Travels Private Limited, through Director Ajay Singh Gill, Son Of Late Satwant Singh Gill, Aged About 27 Years. R/o Raja Talab Raipur, Office At Mahendra Travels, New Bus Stand, Pandri, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, through Its Secretary, Ministry Of Transport, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, (Naya Raipur), District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Regional Transport Authority Jagdalpur, District Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Ankur Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent-State :

Shri Avinash Singh, PL

Order On Board By Honb'le Justice Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra 11/02/2019 1.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the default has already been removed.

2.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 06.06.2018 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route from Orcha to Raipur via Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Farasgaon, Keshkaal, Kanker, Charaman, Dhamtari and return, which is pending consideration.

3.

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. 4.

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. 5.

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.

6.

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/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge Ankit