Ashim Bera v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

02.9 W.P.A. 13016 of 2021 Ashim Bera -VersusState of West Bengal & Ors.

( Via Video Conference ) Mr. Sanat Kumar Roy Mr. Abhishek Banerjee ...For the Petitioner Ct.

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akb Mr. Amal Kumar Sen Ms. Sanghamitra Nandy Ms. Ashima Das (Sil) ...For the State Respondents This is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities by non-acceptance of the application form with requisite fees of Rs. 540/- with regard to grant of auto-rickshaw permit on the route in question.

Mr. Amal Kumar Sen, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents submits that the application shall be considered and if the same is granted, the requisite fees shall be taken from the petitioner. In the light of the above submission, the State respondents are directed to consider the fresh application made by the petitioner without payment of the requisite fees. The said application is to be made by the petitioner within a period of three weeks from date.

Upon such application being made by the petitioner, the respondents directed to consider the said application and thereafter, pass necessary reasoned order within a period of six weeks from the date of filing such application.

The reasoned order should be communicated to

petitioner within a week from the date of passing such reasoned order.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of.

Since, no affidavit-in-opposition has been called for, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance of all formalities, on priority basis.

( Shekhar B. Saraf, J.)