Mohd. Shamim Khan v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3181 of 2016 • Mohd. Shamim Khan, S/o Mohd. Sayeed Khan, aged about 45 years, R/o House No.92, Maszidpara, Lundra, District Surguja (CG) Ambikapur.

---- Petitioner

Versus

• Regional Transport Authority, through Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Sarguja, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For Respondent Shri A.S. Kachhawha, Additional A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 21/12/2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application (Annexure-P/1) before the respondent for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Ambikapur to Samri via Rajpur, Shankargarh, Dipadih, Kusmi 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 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) Barve