High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/2146/2019disposed off

M/S Chhabra Bus Service v. State Transport Authority,

2019-07-01Hon'Ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri2 pages

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2146 of 2019 M/s Chhabra Bus Service Through Partner Mahendra Singh Chhabra, S/o Late Shri Santosh Singh Chhabra, Aged About 64 Years, R/o Ring Road, Namnakala, Ambikapur District - Surguja Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Transport Authority, Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary, State Transport Authority, Raipur Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :

Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate.

For Respondents :

Mr. Anand Verma, Dy.G.A.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 01.07.2019

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the Respondent No. 1 on 07.01.2019 for change of time in inter state regular stage carriage permit no. CG/STA/36/2013 on the route Vishrampur to Gadwaroad, via Ambikapur, Rajpur, Balrampur, Ramanujganj, Ranka, Gadwa and one return 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 No. 1 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 No. 1 to decide the petitioner's application and all other applications, if any, pending before it for the concerned route, within 45 days from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order.

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/- ( Goutam Bhaduri ) Judge gouri