Sayyad Naseem Ali v. Regional Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3093 of 2018 • Sayyad Naseem Ali S/o Sayyad Anwar Ali Aged About 28 Years R/o-C/o Royal Travells, New Bus Stand, Pandri, Civil Line, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent /State Mr. R. Tripathi, Panel Lawyer Order On Board By Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 12/11/2018

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 19.7.2018 for transfer of regular permit No.596/BTR/2016 on the route Raipur to Nagarnar via Dhamtari, Kanker, Kondagaon and one return trip daily in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 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/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Judge Shyna