Santosh Singh Thakur v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1107 of 2019 • Santosh Singh Thakur, S/o Late U S Thakur, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Purani Basti, Bagbahar, P. S. Purani Basti, DistrictJashpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri N. Naha Roy, Advocate For Respondent-State Shri Rajendra Tripathi, PL Hon'ble Justice Mr. Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 25/03/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 24.01.2019 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Ghoghra to Tamta with return trip daily, which is pending consideration.

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, preferably within a period of one month.

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 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/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge Nirala