Santosh Kumar Hota v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No.202 of 2016 • Santosh Kumar Hota, son of Shri Madan Prasad, aged about 40 years, resident of Tapkara, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, District Sarguja Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate Respondent/State Mr. Adhiraj Surana, Dy. Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 25.1.2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 07.05.2015 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Tapkara to Tamta via Lavakera, Bagbahar, Ludeg, Pathalgaon, one return trip daily.

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 (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Shyna