Smt. Chandana Sahu v. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No.

of 2015 Smt. Chandana Sahu, Wife of Shri Yashpal Sahu, aged about 30 years, residence of Civil Line, Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondent For Petitioner :

Shri Ajeet Yadav, Advocate.

For Respondent/State:

Shri Manish Nigam, Panel Lawyer Order On Board /07/2015 Heard.

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Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 18-04-2015 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Sitapur to Korba via Pathalgaon, Dharamjaigarh, Hati and one return trip, but till date his application has not been decided.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that purpose of filing this petition would be served if at this stage the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to pursue his pending application. He, however, submits that direction may be issued to the respondent for deciding the pending application of the petitioner expeditiously.

4.

State counsel has no objection to the proposition as put forth by the petitioner. He, however, submits that the application of the petitioner would be considered along with all the pending applications would be considered along with all the pending applications for the concerned route in accordance with law on its own merits as expeditiously as possible.

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The petitioner is permitted to withdraw this petition with the aforesaid liberty. The respondent is directed to decide the pending application of the petitioner and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route within reasonable time. 6.

It is made clear that this Court has observed nothing on merits and it would be for the respondent to act strictly in accordance with law. Sd/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava JUDGE Tumane