Anand Roadways v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 846 of 2019 • Anand Roadways, Through Proprietor Mohd, Anawr Solanki S/o Mohd. Ramzan Solanki, Aged About 36 Years, R/o Ganj Chowk, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnangaon Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Durg, Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, OfÏce Of R.T.O. Durg Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Ashish Surana, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board By 11/03/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 26.09.2018 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Hatkondal to Dhamtari via Bhanupratappur, Dalli, Balod, Gurur 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 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