Dinesh Kumar Jain v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2277 of 2018 Dinesh Kumar Jain S/o Late Sampat Lal Jain, aged about 45 years, R/o Vikas Nagar Kondagaon, District Kondagaon, (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Regional Transport Authority, Jagdalpur (C.G.) ---- Respondents And WPC No. 2283 of 2018 Dinesh Kumar Jain S/o Late Sampat Lal Jain, aged about 45 years, R/o Vikas Nagar Kondagaon, District Kondagaon, (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Transport, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Regional Transport Authority, Jagdalpur (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate.

For Respondents/State :

Mr. Arun Sao, Dy. Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 13/08/18 1.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition with limited grievance regarding inaction on the part of the respondent authorities in not deciding petitioner's application for grant of regular stage carriage permit. It is stated that the application was submitted on 27.11.2017, but it has not been considered and decided till date.

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On the other hand, learned State counsel submit that if any such application is pending before the authority, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law as early as possible.

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Taking into consideration the submission of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is finally disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide the petitioner's application for grant of regular stage carriage permit, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. No cost(s). Certified copy, as per rules.

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka