Bhuneshwar Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2362 of 2016 • Bhuneshwar Verma S/o Shri Puniram Verma, Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Patrapali, Post Dokda, Tahsil Kansabel, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondents Shri B. Gopa Kumar Dy. AG Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 21/09/2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 11.05.2016 for change of timing in permanent stage carriage permit on the route Charra to Pathalgaon via Kotba, Bagbahar, Ludeg and back 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 reasonable time.

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/- JUDGE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Nirala