Bihanu Ram Sidar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 550 of 2016 Bihanu Ram Sidar S/o Minibal Sidar, Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Kilkila, Pathalgaon, 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 Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents Shri Santosh Gupta, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate for the State. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 02/03/2016 Heard.

Grievance of the petitioner is that though the petitioner had moved an application before respondent No.2 on 27.11.2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Kapu to Potrenga via Saskova, Pathalgaon, Ludeg, Kansabel, Kunkuri and back one single trip daily, the application has remained pending without any decision. 2.

Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner has come out with a stale claim.

3.

Be that as it may, if the petitioner had moved such application, it should have been decided one way or the other, if it is not being done by

now, the authority should be directed to decide the matter within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 4.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed off.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rekha