Nandkishore Jain v. State Of Chhattisgahr

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2625 of 2018 • Nandkishore Jain S/o Late Sampat Lal Jain Aged About 45 Years R/o Vikas Nagar Kondagaon, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh., ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Regional Transport Authority Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Santosh Gupta, Advocate For Respondent /State Mr. R. Tripathi, Panel Lawyer Order On Board By Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 24/9/2018 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 23.6.2018 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Nagarnar to Raipur via Jagdalpur Kondagaon, Keshkal, Kanker, Dhamtari and two single 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 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) Shyna