M/S New Jeevan Bus Services, v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No. 4072 of 2019

1. M/s New Jeevan Bus Services, Through Proprietor Akash Deep Singh Gill, S/o Shri Lakhwant Singh Gill, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Pagariya Complex, Pandri, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner(s)

Versus

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

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

3. Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh.

---Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate.

For State :

Ms. Abhyunnati Singh, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 18.11.2019

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.1 on 23.02.2019 for change of time in regular stage carriage permit No. 262/RPR/10 on the route Raipur to Devbhog 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

-2before it for the concerned route, within 45 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/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder