Lt Col Jasbir Singh Bath (Rtd) v. State Of Chhattisgarh
-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No. 1386 of 2020 Lt. Col. Jasbir Singh Bath (Rtd.) S/o Shri Tara Singh, Aged About 59 Years R/o House No. 42, Sector - 71, Mohali Tehsil and District SAS Nagar, Mohali Punjab, Pin - 160071.
---Petitioner(s)
Versus
1. State of Chhattisgarh Through, Secretary, Department of Home Affairs Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.
2. Controlling Authority, Private Security Agencies, State of Chhattisgarh, Currently Held By Inspector General of Police (Int), Old Police HQ, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.
3. Directorate General of Resettlement Through Its Director, West Block - IV, R K Puram, New Delhi.
4. Department of Ex - Servicemen Welfare Ministry of Defense, Through Its Joint Secretary, 99 - A South Block, New Delhi. ---Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri Ali Asgar, Advocate.
For State :
Ms. Sunita Jain, Govt. Advocate.
For Respondent 3&4 Shri Himanshu Pandey, Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 10.07.2020 1.
The limited grievance that the petitioner has in the present writ petition is that his application for grant of license under PSARA Act, 2005 is not being processed and decided though it is over two years since the application has been made by the petitioner.
2.
Considering the provisions of Section 7 of the aforesaid Act of 2005, which stipulates 60 days time within which his application has to be processed and decided and though since more than two years have already lapsed after the petitioner has made application and the decision is awaited, this court is of the opinion that the writ petition itself can be disposed of at this juncture directing the respondents No.1&2 to take a decision on the said application of the petitioner at the earliest preferably within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It is expected that the
-2respondents No.1&2 shall take a decision in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Act of 2005.
3.
This court has not expressed any opinion so far as eligibility of the petitioner is concerned. The authorities are free to take a decision on the merits of the application that the petitioner has filed. 4.
The Writ Petition accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder