Raju Baraik v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2346 of 2016 Raju Baraik S/o Lorik Baraik, Aged About 40 Years R/o Devi Mandap Road, Hehul Sukhdeo Nagar, Ratu Road, Ranchi (Jharkhand) ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. State Transport Authority, Raipur Distt. Raipur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For State :

Shri Ashutosh Pandey, Panel Lawyer S.B.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 13/04/2017 Heard.

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 1.02.2016 for grant of counter signature of the regular permit number P.S.T.S. 02/2016 on the route Ranchi to Jashpur via Bero, Gumla with one single trip daily, which is pending consideration.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed off 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 off with a direction to the respondent to decide th petitioner's application and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within reasonable time.

-25. 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) Judge Praveen