High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/4750/2019disposed off

M/S Balaji Travells v. Regional Transport Authority

2020-01-03Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4750 of 2019 M/s Balaji Travells Through Its Partner Bijay Kumar Gupta , S/o Late Shri B.P. Gupta , Aged About 50 Years, R/o Village Tapkara, Distt. Jahspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Office Of R.T.O. Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Anshul R. Shrivastava, Advocate For State :

Ms. Abhyunnati Singh, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 03/01/2020

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application before the respondent No.1 on 16.10.2019 for change of time & Change of route from Tapkara to Korba via Saraitoli, Kotba, Lailunga, Patthalgaon, Dharamjaigarh, Hati, in Regular Stage Carrier Permit no. 575/B/2018 on the route Tapkara to Korba via Lawakera, Kotba, Lailunga, Bakaruma, Dharamjaigarh, Hati, Korkoma, 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.

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 an without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case.

6. The writ petition stands accordingly disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rohit