Smt. Rekha Gupta v. State Transport Authority

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 4611 OF 2019 Smt. Rekha Gupta, D/o Shri R.P. Sahu, aged about 49 years, R/o VillageTakpara, District Jashpur (CG) ... Petitioner versus 1.

State Transport Authority, Raipur (CG) 2.

Secretary, State Transport Authority, Raipur (CG) ... Respondents For Petitioner :

Ms. Sareena Khan, Advocate.

For Respondents :

Ms. Sunita Jain, Govt. Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 16/12/2019 1.

Grievance of the petitioner is that she has moved an application before respondent no.1 on 16.8.2019 for renewal of Inter State Regular Stage Carriage Permit No. CG/STA/114/2015 on the route Korba to Ranchi via Dharamjaigarh, Patthalgaon, Kunkuri, Jashpurnagar, Gumla and Bedi and one single trip daily, which is pending consideration.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1 to decide the said application expeditiously.

3.

Learned State Counsel submits 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 the petitioner's application is pending consideration, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1 to decide her application and all other applications pending before them for the concerned route, within a period of 30 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. 6.

With the above direction/observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) /sharad/ JUDGE