Nand Kumar Sinha v. Regional Transport Authority,

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1680 of 2019 Nand Kumar Sinha S/o Late Shri Lakhan Lal Sinha, Aged About 50 Years R/o Ward No. 16, Mana Basti, Mana Camp, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority, Raipur Chhattisgarh.

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

---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Anmol Sharma, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board By 09/05/2019 Heard 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 25.08.2018 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Gariyaband to Rajim via Panduka, Kopra 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 pending before it for the concerned route, within reasonable time.

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/- JUDGE Goutam Bhaduri Jyoti