Santosh Rathore v. Regional Transport Authority

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.4625 of 2019 Santosh Rathore S/o Shri Lakhan Lal Rathore Aged About 33 Years R/o Village Bhursidih, Tahsil Sakti, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Office of R.T.O. Bilaspur 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 17.12.2019

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.1 on 28.09.2018 for change of time in regular stage carriage permit No. 675/B/2018 on the route Jamnipali to Chandrapur and one return trip daily, which is pending consideration, and therefore a direction may be issued to the respondents to decide the same expeditiously.

2. The State counsel has no objection if such direction is issued to the respondents.

3. 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.

4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and it would be for the competent authority to act strictly in accordance with law.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder