Navin Transport v. Regional Transport Authority Raipur

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2241 of 2015 • Navin Transport Through Harjinder Singh Bal, S/o Late Nirmal Singh Bal, Aged About 50 Years, Partner Navin Transport Plot No. 8/ B Industrial Area Dhamdha Naka, District Durg, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

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• Regional Transport Authority Raipur District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri U. R. Koshaley, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri P. K. Bhaduri, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board By 23/12/2015 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 03.10.2006 for grant of regular permit for the route Durg to Bemetara.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent 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 respondent 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/- JUDGE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Nirala