Lalit Kumar Lakda v. Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.2537 of 2017 Lalit Kumar Lakda, S/o Shri Kamil Lakda, aged about 45 years, R/o Pakritoli, Dhudrudand, Post Chetba, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur (CG).

---- Petitioner

Versus

1.

Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG). 2.

Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG).

--- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Manoj Chouhan, Advocate For State :

Mr. Ashish Surana, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 13/09/2017 (1) Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.1 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Pathalogaon to Lawakera via Ludeg, Bagbahar, Kotba 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 No.1 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 authorities to decide the petitioner's application and all other application 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/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-