Smt. Vinita Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2237 of 2019 Smt. Vinita Gupta W/o Harsh Gupta Aged About 43 Years Near Jain Mandir Road, Pratap Ganj Ward Jagdalpur, District Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Transport Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Additional Transport Commissioner Office Of Transport Commissioner, 3rd Floor, Indravati Bhavan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. The Regional Transport Authority Office Of The Regional Transport Authority, Bastar, Division, District Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Vivek Verma, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Ashish Surana, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 05/07/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.3 on 21.01.2019 for grant of stage carriage permit on the route Sukuma to Konta and Kotna to Sukuma via Keralapal, Doranapal, Irrabor, Konta and two 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.3 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.3 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 No.3 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 Jyoti