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High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/2366/2016disposed off

M/S Kanker Roadways Kanker v. Regional Transport Authority Bastar

2016-09-21Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2366 of 2016 • M/s Kanker Roadways Kanker, partnership Firm Near Gandhi Udhyan Civil Line Raipur Through Partner Narendra Pal Singh Garcha, Son Of Late Shri Jogendra Singh Garcha, Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of Near Gandhi Udhayan Civil Line Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

• Regional Transport Authority Bastar (Bastar Division) District Bastar place at Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri S. K. Bajpai, Advocate For Respondent Shri U. N. S. Deo, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 21/09/2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that it has moved an application before the respondent on 18.04.2016 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Raipur to Sukma via Abhanpur, Dhamtari, Charama, Kanker, Keskal, Kondagaon, Bastar, Jagdalpur, Keshlur, Darbha, Togapal Pakela and back one 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 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