Md. Sahabuddin v. Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 430 of 2015 • Md. Sahabuddin S/o Kamru Jama Aged About 47 years R/o Ward No. 20, Mominpura, Ambikapur Distt. Surguja (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

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• Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Respondent For Petitioner :

Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri Sunil Pillai, Panel Lawyer for the State. Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 10/03/2015 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 13/08/2014 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route from Bilaspur to Ambikapur, with 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. JUDGE ashu