Sanjaeet Kumar Byapari v. Regional Transport Authority

1 WPC No. 925 of 2019 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 925 of 2019 • Sanjaeet Kumar Byapari S/o Late Mangal Chand Byapari Aged About 46 Years, R/o Villag Chatirma, Block 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 Respondent-State :- Shri Anmol Sharma, PL Order On Board By Hon'ble Justice Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra 12/03/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 10.10.2018 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Durg to Ramanujganj with two return trips, 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.

2 WPC No. 925 of 2019 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 authority 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/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge Ankit