Sayed Asgar Ali v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2057 of 2015 • Sayed Asgar Ali S/o Sayed Ahmad Ali, Aged About 44 Years C/o Royal Travels, New Bus Stand, Pagariya Complex Pandari, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh..

---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority, Bilapsur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri P. K. Bhaduri, GA 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 26.08.2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Durg to Chendra via Raipur, Bilaspur, Katghora, Chirmiri, Charcha, Patna, Pandopara and Bhaiyathan 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.

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 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