Rakesh Dewangan v. Regional Transport Authority,

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1612 of 2019 Rakesh Dewangan S/o Late Shri Santram Dewangan, Aged About 49 Years R/o Dewangan Mohalla, Gandhi Ward, Mungeli, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Office Of R.T.O. Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

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

Shri Avinash Singh, P. L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 06/05/2019 Heard

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 14.03.2019 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Ratanpur to Takhatpur via Jogipur, Kota, Kargi, Bija, Thanthan, Khapari with two return trips 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 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, if any pending before it for the concerned route, within 60 days of presentation of certified copy of this order.

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/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Jyoti