Akhilesh Pratap Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 164 of 2017 • Akhilesh Pratap Singh S/o Late Shri A. P. Singh, Aged About 45 Years, R/o Babupara Bus Stand Jail Road, Ambikapur, Tahsil Surguja, District Surguja, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, Distt Surguja, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondent-State Shri Shashank Thakur, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 25/01/2017 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 20.07.2016 for change of timing on the route Chirmiri to Chalgali via Baikunthpur, Patna, Pandopara, Bhaiyathan, Bhaisamunda, Pratappur and back one return trip daily, which is pending consideration.

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.

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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 Nirala