Shatrughan Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2048 of 2015 • Shatrughan Gupta S/o Late Sarju Sao, Aged About 45 Years R/o Old Post Office, Darripara, Ambiakpur District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondents-State :

Shri Shashank Thakur, GA for the State Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 19/11/2015 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 11.08.2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Ambikapur to Govindpur via Dharampur, Pratappur Kochali with 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 Ashu