Radhkrishna Gupta v. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2561 of 2016 • Radhkrishna Gupta S/o Late Shankar Dayal Gupta, Aged About 44 Years R/o Old Bus Stand, Ambikapur, Distirct Sarguja, Sarguja Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

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• Secretary, Regional Transport Authority Ambikapur, District Sarguja Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. CJK, Rao, Advocate For Respondent/State Mr. Vinod Deshmukh, Dy. AG Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 26/10/2016 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent on 05.10.2015 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Ambikapur to Sanawal via Rajpur, Balrampur, Ramanunjganj, Mahabirganj, Ramchandrapur, Trishuli and one return trip daily, which is pending consideration.

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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.

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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) Shyna