Fazal Haque Firdosi v. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 14 of 2016 • Fazal Haque Firdosi S/o Haji Abdul Haque, Aged About 48 Years R/o Ring Road, Kharsia Para, Village Ambikapur, Thana Ambikapur, Tahsil Ambikapur, Civil & Revenue District Ambikapur Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

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1. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, Surguja Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri A. R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Shashank Thakur, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board By 08/01/2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 12.08.2015 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Ambikapur to Tapkara via Bataoli, Bagicha, Narayanpur, Kunkuri and one return 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.

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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.

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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 Nirala