Fakhruddin Khan v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2535 of 2016 • Fakhruddin Khan S/o Late Hazi Abdul Rasid Khan, Aged About 49 Years Occupation- Bus Operator, R/o Mominpura, Mahamaya Road, Ambikapur, District Surguja, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

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• Regional Transport Authority Sarguja, (Sarguja Division), District Sarguja Place At Ambikapur, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri S. K. Bajpai, Advocate For Respondent Shri Shashank Thakur, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 19/10/2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 17.08.2015 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Ambikapur to Manoharpur, Via Shankargarh 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