Sandeep Mishra v. State Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3295 of 2018 • Sandeep Mishra S/o Shri Jaiprakash Mishra, Aged About 51 Years R/o Pratapganjpara, Jagdalpur District Bastar Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

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• State Transport Authority Chhattisgarh, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Shailendra Bajpai, Advocate For Respondent /State Mr. Anand Dadariya, Dy. GA Order On Board By Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 4/12/2018

1. Heard.

2. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 13.7.2018 for grant of state carriage permit for the route Bailadela to Sironcha via Geedam, Beejapur, Bhopalpatnam and return one single trip daily, which is pending consideration.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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