Jitendra Singh Thakur v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1259 of 2015 Jitendra Singh Thakur S/o Ramesh Singh Thakur, Aged About 35 years R/o H. No. 471/2 Brahman Para, Sargaon, Tahsil Patharia, Mungeli, Distt. Mungeli, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

2. Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner - Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondent/State - Shri Manish Nigam, Panel Lawyer Order On Board 23/07/2015 Heard.

1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.2/Regional Transport Authority on 12.05.2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route from Sargaon to Takhatpur via Mahda, Guru, Guteha, Khajri Khapri and back two return trip daily.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed off with a direction to respondent No.2 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 off with a direction to respondent No.2 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/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava J U D G E Rekha