Irshad Aalam v. State Transport Authority

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1244 of 2021 • Irshad Aalam S/o Shri Khushbas Aalam Aged About 35 Years R/o Maszid Hera, Kharsiya Naka, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Transport Authority Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary State Transport Authority, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/ State :

Shri Richa Shukla, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 03.03.2021 Heard.

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.1 on 24.01.2020 for renewal of inter State regular stage carriage permit No. CG/STA/16/2015 on the route Patna to Ambikapur via Bihata, Arwal, Daudnagar, Aurangabad, Daltenganj, Ramanujganj and one return trip daily, which is pending consideration.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1 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 No.1 to decide the petitioner's application and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within 30 days from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order.

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/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Jyoti