Sunil Kumar Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No.2046 of 2016 • Sunil Kumar Gupta, aged about 47 years, S/o Shri Shiv Pyare Gupta, R/o Village Ghatgaon Ara, Post Balrampur, Civil and Revenue District Balrampur (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authoirty, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate Respondent/State Mr. Shashank Thakur, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 16.08.2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 30.04.2016 for change of timing in permanent stage carriage permit No.2227/B/05 on the route Udari to Lakhanpur via Ara, Parsa, Rajpuri Lakhanpur with one return trip daily.

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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.

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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 authorities to decide the petitioner's application and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within reasonable time.

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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