Sanjay Singh v. Regional Transport Authority
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WP(C) No.2119 of 2015 • Sanjay Singh S/o Shamsher Bahadur Singh, aged about 40 years, R/o Kabir Ward, Post Ambikapur, Tahsil Ambikapur, P.S. City Kotwali, Ambikapur, Civil and Revenue District Ambikapur Surguja (C.G.) ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikpaur, Surguja (C.G.)
2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, Surguja (C.G.) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Ansul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State Mr. P.K. Bhaduri,Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 01.12.2015 1.
Grievance of the petitioner is that he has been granted regular stage carriage permit for the route Ghutritola to Vadrafnagar via Manendragarh, Baikunthpur, Surajpur, Vishrampur, Ambikapur, Jarhi and one return trip daily. He has moved an application for extension of route, which is permissible in law, as the extended route is less than 25 kms, however, the said application has not been decided by the respondents.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to decide the said application expeditiously.
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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 respondent authorities to decide the petitioner's application and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within reasonable time.
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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) Shyna