High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/1139/2017disposed off

Sanjay Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2017-04-26Hon'Ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1139 of 2017 • Sanjay Singh S/o Mata Bux Singh, Aged About 42 Years, R/o Implipara Gali No. 02, Near Old Bus Stand, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh).

---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Sarguja (Chhattisgarh).

3. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Sarguja (Chhattisgarh).

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate For State :

Shri D.R. Minj, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 26/04/2017

1. Heard.

2. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 29.12.2016 for grant of Regular Permit on the route Bilaspur to Dhanwar via Pali, Katghora, Ambikapur, Wadrafnagar, Fulidumar with one return trip daily, which is pending consideration.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed off with a direction to the respondent to decide the said application expeditiously in view of the provisions contained in Rule 74 of C.G. Motor Vehicle Rules, 1994 requiring disposal of application within 60 days.

4. 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.

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

6. 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 Kamde