Lalit Kumar Lakda v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.2770 of 2017 Lalit Kumar Lakda, S/o Shri Kamil Lakda, aged about 45 years, R/o Pakritoli, Dhudrudand, Post Chetba, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur (CG).

---- Petitioner

Versus

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Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG). 2.

Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG).

--- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Advocate For State :

Mr. Ashish Surana, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 11/10/2017 (1) Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Jashpur to Marangi via Sanna with 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 respondents to decide the petitioner's application and all other application 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 K. Agrawal) Judge L/-