Ali Raza v. State Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1611 of 2018 Ali Raza S/o Shri Abdul Aziz, aged about 60 years, R/o Bhartiya Nagar, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Transport Authority, Raipur (C.G.)

2. Secretary, State Transport Authority, Raipur (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate.

For Respondents :

Mr. Ashish Surana, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 18/06/18 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 30.12.2017 for renewal of regular inter-state permit No. CG/STA/50/2013 on the route Pendra road to Mandala via Kewchi, Amarkantak, Karanjia, Gorakhpur, Dindori and return one single trip daily which is pending consideration.

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 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/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka