High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/909/2019disposed off

Krishna Kant Gupta v. State Transport Authority

2019-03-12Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra2 pages

1 WPC No. 909 of 2019 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 909 of 2019 • Krishna Kant Gupta S/o Late Shri Jeetan Prasad Gupta Aged About 58 Years R/o Village Pratappur, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Transport Authority Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary State Transport Authority, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :- Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent-State :- Shri Sudeep Verma, Dy. G.A.

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 27.09.2018 for change of time on the route Ambikapur to Rehandam via Latori, Songaha, Banshipur, Kapsara, Satipara, Pratappur, Dhondha, Vadrafnagar, Basantpur, Dhanwar, Asandih, Babhani, Myorpur and one return trip, which is pending consideration.

2 WPC No. 909 of 2019 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 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