Ram Datt Joshi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No.1277 of 2015 Ram Datt Joshi S/o H.D. Joshi Aged About 40 years R/o Village Kapoo, Pathalgaon, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Transport Mantralaya, Mahandi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. The Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner :

Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondents/State :

Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate Order On Board 24/07/2015 Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 24-03-2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Sitapur to Raigarh via Khamhar, Dharamjaigarh, Gharghoda and back with one return trip daily but till date his application has not been decided. 2.

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.

3.

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 for the concerned route in accordance with law on its own merits as expeditiously as possible.

4.

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. 5.

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