Amit Kumar Sharma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 631 of 2017 Amit Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Amarnath Sharma, Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Bhardakala, P.S. Bhardakala, Distt. Rajnandgaon, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

2. Regional Transport Authority, Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar At Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. Satish Gupta, Government Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 20/03/2017 Heard.

1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that though the petitioner had moved an application before respondent No.2 on 28.12.2016 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Rajnandgaon to Bailadila via Devari, Lohara, Dallirajhara, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bhanpuri, Bastar, Jagdalpur, Geedam, Dantewada, Bhanshi, Bacheli and back one single trip daily, the application has remained pending without any decision.

2.

Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner has come out with a stale claim.

3.

Be that as it may, if the petitioner had moved such application, it should have been decided one way or the other. If it is not being done by now, the authority should be directed to decide the matter within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed off.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) J U D G E Rekha