Phool Kumari Minz v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No.

• Phool Kumari Minz, aged about 40 years, W/o Matiyaz R/o Patwa Kona, Pandripani, Farshabahar, District Jashpur (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (CG)

2. Regional Transport Authority, Raipur (CG) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate Respondent/State Mr. UNS Deo, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 18.07.2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that she has moved an application before the respondent on 20.04.2016 for change of timing of permanent stage carriage permit No.1240/RPR/2014, on the route Rajnandgaon to Sanna via Durg, Raipur, Saraipali, Kunkuri, Jashpur and one return trip daily.

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 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