High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/3260/2018disposed off

Mohd. Naushad Khan v. State Transport Authority

2018-12-03Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3260 of 2018 • Mohd. Naushad Khan S/o Shri Khushbas Khan Aged About 45 Years R/o Ward No. 34, Kharsia Naka, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Transport Authority Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary State Transport Authority, Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent /State Mr. Shashank Thakur, Govt. Advocate Order On Board By Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 3/12/2018

1. Heard.

2. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondents on 17.1.2018 for renewal of regular inter-state permit No.CG/STA/27/2013 on the route Ambikapur to Patna via Balrampur, Ramanujganj, Gadhwa, Gadhwaroad, Daltenganj, Chhatarpur, Aorangabad, Daudnagar, Arwal, Bihta and return one single trip daily in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 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