Smt. Anita Gupta v. State Transport Authority

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.4477 of 2019 Smt. Anita Gupta D/o Shri R.P. Gupta Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Tapkara, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh.

---Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. State Transport Authority Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary State Transport Authority, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Anshul R Shrivastava , Advocate.

For State :

Ms. Abhyunnati Singh, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 06.12.2019

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner has moved an application before the respondent No.1 on 16.08.2019 for renewal of inter State regular stage carriage permit No. CG/STA/113/2015 on the route Korba to Ranchi 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.

-25. 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