Shankar Lal Dewangan v. Regional Transport Authority

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2104 of 2019 Shankar Lal Dewangan, S/o. Shri Murari Lal Dewangan, Aged About 36 Years, R/o. Ashok Vihar, Chatidih, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Office of R.T.O., Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For State/Respondents :

Mr. Aditya Bhardwaj, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 26.06.2019 Heard.

1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 15.03.2019 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Ratanpur to Balodabazar via Bilaspur, Bartoli, Hardibazar 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 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 30 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 ashok