Rajendra Singh Chhabra v. Regional Transport Authority Sarguja

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 391 of 2016 • Rajendra Singh Chhabra S/o Late Shri Santosh Singh Chhabra, Aged About 64 Years Occupation Bus Operator, R/o Namnakala Ring Road Ambikapur, District Sarguja Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

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• Regional Transport Authority Sarguja ( Sarguja Division) District Sarguja Place At Ambikapur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner - Mr. Shailendra Bajpai, Advocate For Respondent/State - Mr. Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate.

(Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Order On Board 11/02/2016 Heard.

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent/Regional Transport Authority on 18/08/2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route from Ambikapur to Bhagwanpur, via- Jarhi, Bhaismuda, Pratappur, Ghongha and back one return trip daily, which has remained undecided

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed off with a direction to respondent 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 off with a direction to 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/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava J U D G E Rahul