Bijay Kumar Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.1790 of 2017

1. Bijay Kumar Gupta, S/o Shri B.P. Gupta, aged about 49 years, R/o Premkunj Shri Balaji Transport Main Road Tapkara, District Jashpur (CG).

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Transport Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (CG).

2. State Transport Authority Raipur (CG).

--- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate For State :

Mr. Shashank Thakur, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 04/07/2017 (1) Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 12.04.2017 for grant of regular interstate permit on the route Bokaro to Korba via Gola, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Dedo, Gumla, Pathalgaon and Kharsia one single trip. (2) Learned counsel appearing 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.

(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/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-