Lalit Kumar Lakda v. Regional Transport Authority

`NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.

of 201 Lalit Kumar Lakda, S/o Kamil Lakda, aged about 45 years, R/o Pakritoli, Dhudrudand, Post- Chetba, Tehsil - Kansabel, Distt. - Jashpur (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, Distt.- Sarguja (C.G.)

2. Secretary, Regional Transport, Authority, Ambikapur, Distt.- Sarguja (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner:

Mr. Manoj Chouhan, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. Ashish Surana, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 0 8 /0 2 /201 (1) Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Jashpur to Marangi via Sanna with one return trip daily. (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 application 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/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge D/-