Nand Kishor Jain v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 832 of 2019 • Nand Kishor Jain, Aged 45 years, S/o Late Sampatlal Jain, R/o Vikas Nagar, Kondagaon, Distt. Kondagaon (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary Department of Transport DKS Bhawan Raipur (C.G.)

2. State Transport Authority Chhattisgarh, Raipur (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Syed Ishhadil Ali, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri Sudeep Verma, Dy. G.A.

Order On Board By Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 11/03/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 19.12.2018 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Raipur to Damanjodi Via Dhamtari, Kanker, Kondagaon, Jagdalpur, Jaipur single 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 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 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/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge Ayushi