New Jeevan Bus Service v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2621 of 2018 • New Jeevan Bus Service Through Proprietor Akash Deep Singh Gill, Son Of Shri Lakhwant Singh Gill, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Pagariya Complex, Pandri, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Transport, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Regional Transport Authority Jagdalpur, District Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Jagdalpur, District Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. GP Mathur, 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 12.6.2018 for grant of regular stage carriage permit on the route Raipur to Konta via Abhanpur, Dhamtari, Charama, Takhatpur, Kanker, Keshkal, Jagdalpur, Tokapal, Sukma and return trip, 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