Dipak Kumar Tamrakar v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 335 of 2019 • Dipak Kumar Tamrakar S/o Keshwari Sao Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Sanna, Post Bagicha, District- Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, DistrictSurguja, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. CJK Rao, Advocate For Respondent /State Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer Order On Board By Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 4/2/2019 1.

Heard.

2.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an applicationAnnexure P/1 before the respondents for grant of Regular Stage Carriage Permit on the route Patkura to Shrinagar viai Jamdara, Kunni, Nawapara, Lakhanpur, Gumgara, Bishrampur, Surajpur, Kotpatna with two return trips in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 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 Shyna