High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/800/2019disposed off

Gupt Narayan Prasad Jaiswal v. Regional Transport Authority

2019-03-06Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sanjay Agrawal2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 800 of 2019 Gupt Narayan Prasad Jaiswal S/o Late Shri Kishun Sao Aged About 72 Years R/o Sattipara, Shri Ram Bachan Colony, House No. 101, Ward No. 26, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents _____________________________________________________________________ For Petitioner:

: Shri C. jayant K. Rao, Advocate.

For State/Respondent:

: Shri Anmol Sharma. P.L.

Single Bench:Hon'ble Shri Sanjay Agrawal, J Order On Board 06.03.2019

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the Respondents on 26.06.2018 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the rougte Ambikapur to Rajpur with two return trips to grant the same in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.

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 facts 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/- (Sanjay Agrawal) JUDGE vivek