Smt. Hemwati Devi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 391 of 2017 • Smt. Hemwati Devi W/o Ramesh Kumar, Aged About 48 Years R/o Jashpur Nagar, Tehsil Jashpur Nagar, District Jashpur Nagar, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

2. State Transport Authority, Raipur, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondent /State Mr. Arun Sao, Dy. AG Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 22/2/2017 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 08.12.2016 for grant of regular inter state permit on the route Shivan to Jashpur via Patna, Hajaribag, Ranchi, Gumla and Jashpur one single trip. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the 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 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