Abdul Gani Memon v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2061 of 2015 • Abdul Gani Memon S/o Late Shri Abdul Gaffar Memon, Aged About 38 Years R/o H.N. B-861, Kaveri Vihar, N T P C Jamnipali, Tahsil Korba, Thana Korba, Civil & Revenue District Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Bhaskar Payasi, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board By 20/11/2015 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 18.05.2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Ghosra to Korba via Chotiya, Katghora 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 respondents 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.

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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.

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 Nirala