Ramakant Prasad Gupta v. State Transport Authority
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3139 of 2019 • Ramakant Prasad Gupta, S/o Late Shri Jeetan Prasad Gupta, Aged About 62 Years, R/o Bazarpara, Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur Chhattisgarh.
---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Transport Authority, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
2. Secretary, State Transport Authority, Chhattisgarh, Raipur Chhattisgarh.
---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State Smt. Deepti Shukla, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 12/09/2019 1.
Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.1 on 12.03.2019 for change of time in Inter State Regular Stage Carriage Permit No. CG/STA/08/2014 on the route Ramanujganj to Daltenganj via Godarmana, Ranka, Gadwa, Gadwaroad, Padwamod 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.1 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.1 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/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Jyoti