Julfikar Ali v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2303 of 2019 Julfikar Ali S/o Late Shri Abdul Gaffar Aged About 50 Years Radhika Nagar, Supela Bhilai, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

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Regional Transport Authority Durg, Division District- Durg, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For Petitioner :

Shri S.K. Bajpai, Advocate For Respondent/ State :

Shri Ashish Surana, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 10/07/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 01.05.2019 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Power House to Bemetara via Ahiwara Berla, 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 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 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 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