Mohd. Aftab Khan v. State Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2421 of 2019 Mohd. Aftab Khan, S/o Mohd. Iqbal Khan, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Ward No. 10, Tahsilpara, Bijapur, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Transport Authority, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary State Transport Authority, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State Ms. Smita Ghai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 17/07/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.1 on 16.04.2019 for grant of inter State regular stage carriage permit on the route Tarlaguda to Farsegarh via Madded, Bijapur, Toynar, 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 No.1 to decide the said application expeditiously.

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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.

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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 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 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/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Jyoti