Devendra Kumar Sharma v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2720 of 2019 • Devendra Kumar Sharma, S/o Shri Balvant Rai Sharma, Aged About 39 Years, Resident Of Khadgawan, Tahsil Khadgawan, District - Koriya, Chhattisgarh.
---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Department Of Transport, Mantralaya , Atal Nagar New Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2. The Regional Transport Authority, R.T.O, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri Rahul Mishra, Advocate For Respondent/State :
Ms. Richa Shukla, Dy. G.A.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 07/08/2019 1.
Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.2 on 31.08.2018 for grant of permanent stage carriage permit on the route Ganeshpur to Chirmiri via Podibachra, Khadgawan and one return trip daily, which is pending consideration. 2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 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 No.2 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/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Jyoti