Mithulal Agrawal v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2349 of 2018

1. Mithulal Agrawal S/o Mohan Lal Agrawal Aged About 68 Years R/o Main Road, Marvahi Pendra District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. State Transport Authority, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Petitioner Shri B.L. Dembra, Adv. on behalf of Shri Rahul K. Mishra, Advocate For Respondent/State Shri Avinash Singh, Panel Lawyer Order On Board By Prashant Kumar Mishra, J.

28/11/2018 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 15.5.2018 for change of timing in permanent stage carriage permit No.CG/STA/04/2014 on the route Pendraroad to Nagpur via Pendra, Kotmi, Marwahi, Aamadand Rajnagar, Manendragarh, Nagpur and back one return trip daily. 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 Gowri