Smt. Kalawati Tripathi v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2397 of 2016 • Smt. Kalawati Tripathi W/o Shri Sushil Kumar Tripathi, Aged About 50 Years R/o House No 36, Village Naugai, Tahsil Sonhat, District Korea Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner : Shri Mahendra Dubey, Advocate.

For Respondents : Shri Arun Sao, Deputy AG.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 03/10/2016

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that she has moved an application before the respondent on 18.4.2016 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Rajauli to Baikunthpur via Sonhat, Katghori and Charcha.

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 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) Barve