Vinod Kumar Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WP(C) No.2196 of 2015 • Vinod Kumar Gupta S/o Late Jitan Prasad, Aged about 40 years, R/o Old bus stand, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Transport, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur ( Chhattisgarh )

2. State Transport Authority Raipur District Raipur ( Chhattisgarh ) ---- Respondent For Petitioners Mr. Sushil Dubey, Advocate For Respondent /State Ms. Kirti Rao, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 9/12/2015 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents for grant of regular permit on the route Biharpur to Raipur via Raghunathnagar, Wadrafnagar, Jarhiroad, Ambikapur, Katghora, Bilaspur, Simga and one back trip every day.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondents 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 respondents to decide the petitioner's application and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within reasonable time.

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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) Shyna