Nafisul Haque v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1973 of 2016 • Nafisul Haque, aged about 55 years, S/o Noore Haque, Bus Operator, Kharsia Naka, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Rahul Mishra, Advocate For Respondent/State Mr. UNS Deo, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 8/8/2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 11.05.2016 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Khongapani to Kundi via Manendragarh, Baikunthpur, Vishrampur, Basantpur, Fulidumar with one single trip daily.

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. 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.

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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