Syed Zafiruddin Chisty v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1357 of 2015 Syed Zafiruddin Chisty S/o Syed Naziruddin Chisty, Aged About 45 years R/o Village Bagicha, 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 B.L.Dembra, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Adv. for the State.

Order On Board 05/08/2015 Heard.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before Respondent No.2/Regional Transport Authority on 22/04/2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Bagicha to Jashpur via Betra, Kaliya, Sahidand, Kunkuri and back one return trip daily.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition may be disposed off with a direction to Respondent No.2 to decide the said application expeditiously.

3.

Learned State counsel submits 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 for orders, the present writ petition is disposed off with a direction to Respondent No.2 to decide petitioner's application and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5.

It is made clear that this Court has observed nothing on merits and it would be for Respondent No.2 to act strictly in accordance with law. Sd/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Judge Deepti