Samarjeet Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No • Samarjeet Singh, Son of Late Shri Vijay Bahadur Singh, aged about 63 years, resident of Shyam Nagar Polsay Para Durg, P.S. City Kotwali, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Regional Transport Authority, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate Respondent/State Mr. Arun Sao, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 22.01.2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 06.11.2015 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Khamtariya to Kawardha via Gochiya and back one return trip only.

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 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/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Shyna