Sanjay Singh v. Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1951 of 2015 • Sanjay Singh S/o Shri Mata Bux Singh, Aged About 40 Years R/o Imlipara, Old Bus Stand, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

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1. Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Bhaskar Payasi, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board By 04/11/2015 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 31.01.2015 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Saranggarh to Chirmiri via Shivrinarayan, Champa, Korba, Katghora, Chotiya and Khadgawa 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.

Sd/- JUDGE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Ashu