Ali Raja v. State Transport Authority And ANR.
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 678 of 2015 Ali Raja S/o Abdul Raja, aged about 62 years Occupation Capital Bus Service, R/o Raj Kishore Nagar, Police Station Sarkanda Bilaspur, Civil & Revenue District Bilaspur, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Transport Authority New Bus Stand, P.S. -Pandri, Govind Nagar P.O. Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)
2. Regional Transport Authority, R.T.O.
Office, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :- Shri Shakti Raj Sinha, Advocate For Respondents :- Shri N. N. Roy, Penal Lawyer, Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 20/04/2015 1.
The petitioner through the instant writ petition has sought for limited relief of a direction to respondents to consider and decide the permit application filed by the petitioner before the respondent No.1 vide Annexure P/1.
2.
The grievances of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a private bus operator and he is plying his bus on the basis of permanent and temporary permit granted by the transport authority. He further submits that for the route Bilaspur to Shri Cement Plant via Bilhamod Bhatapara, Balouda Bazar vide Annexure P/1 dated 04.12.2014, he has already moved an application for grant of permanent permit. However, even after
more than 3 months time have passed the respondent No.2 has till date not taken any decision on his application and therefore, prays that respondents may be directed to decide his application on as earliest. 3.
State counsel does not have any objection for the limited prayer made by the petitioner.
4.
In view of the submission made by the State counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent to decide the petitioner's application and other similar applications if any pending for the above referred route as expeditiously as possible. 5.
It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merit of the case and the respondent authority shall decide the matter on its own merit strictly in accordance of law. (P. Sam Koshy) JUDGE Santosh x