Irshad Ahmed v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No.2092 of 2016 • Irshad Ahmed S/o Iqbal Ahmed aged about 32 years, R/o Ward No.20, Civil Line, Manendragarh, District Korea (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, Surguja (CG)

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambikapur, Surguja (CG) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava Advocate Respondent/State Mr. P.K. Bhaduri, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 22.08.2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 15.03.2016 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Manendragarh to Sos via Narayanpur, Bhauta, Koda, Medra, Devadand, Podidih, Khadgawa, Dubchhola, Banjaridand and 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.

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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