Fazal Haque v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2345 of 2015 • Fazal Haque S/o Abdul Haque, Aged About 48 Years R/o Kharsia Naka, Village Ambikapur, Thana Ambikapur, Tahsil Ambikapur, Civil & Revenue District Ambikapur Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur, Surguja Chhattisgarh

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

Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents-State :

Shri Shashank Thakur, GA for the State Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 04/01/2016

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 31.07.2014 for extension of route from Kansabel to Kunkuri (Distance 24 Km) in regular stage carriage permit No.27/ABR/R/2008 on the route Ambikapur to Kansabel via Belkota, Bargidih, Bataoli, Bagicha, Mahadevdand 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