Anil Kumar Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1728 of 2018 • Anil Kumar Gupta S/o Late Shri D. P. Gupta Aged About 56 Years R/o Runkuri, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur District Ambikapur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondent-State Shri Rajendra Tripathi, PL Hon'ble Justice Mr. Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 26/09/2018 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 20.01.2016 for change of timing of regular stage carriage permit No.140/ABR/10 on the route Ghumta to Jashpur via Tapkara, Haldimuda, Makribandha, Duldula, Loro and back one single 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/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge Nirala