Hamidul Sardar And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

WPA 10680 of 2025 N.22Sl Hamidul Sardar & Ors.

v.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

151/CL 16.06.25 Sl-46 Ct.551 (S.R.) Mr. R. Chatterjee Ms. Tanusree Bag Mr. J. Khan ... for the petitioners.

Mr. Pantu Deb Roy Mr. Subrata Guha Biswas ... for the State.

Affidavit of service filed today be taken on record. The petitioners complain that despite a hearing being afforded to the petitioners in terms of an order dated March 26, 2025 passed by this Court in WPA 3590 of 2025, no decision thereon has yet been communicated to the petitioners.

Initially, the petitioners had approached this Court by filing WPA 3590 of 2025 being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent transport authorities in considering the petitioners' applications made to such authorities pursuant to a notice dated June 27, 2024 indicating vacancies for grant of stage carriage permit in respect of the Route No.SD-63 (Godkhali to Baruipur). Such writ petition was disposed of by this Court by an order dated March 26, 2025 directing as follows: - "i) Let the respondent RTA, South 24 Parganas immediately declare the resolution containing its decision as regards the applications of the rest of the petitions for

issuance of stage carriage permits;

ii) It is further directed that in case the respondent has not taken any decision as regards the applications for grant of permit of the rest of writ petitioners as yet, let it take up those applications for consideration immediately along with the similar other applications, if are pending for issuance of stage carriage permit on Route No.SD-63 and decide thereupon; iii) In that case, the entire exercise as above, should be concluded by the said respondent authority, within a period of three weeks from the date of communication of copy of this order and after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioners/other applicants, if any."

In terms of the said order, the Board of the Regional Transport Authority held a meeting on April 23, 2025 when the petitioner was also requested to appear with all relevant documents in original in support of the petitioners' claim.

The petitioners submit that despite the petitioners having participated in the hearing and despite the meeting having been held decision thereon is yet to be communicated to the petitioners.

In view of the facts and circumstances as aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondent no.2 to communicate to the petitioners and all concerned its decision taken in the meeting held on April 23, 2025 forthwith but not later than a period of two weeks from the date of communication of this order. With the above observations, WPA 10680 of 2025 is

disposed of.

There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied as expeditiously as possible. (Om Narayan Rai, J.)