Balaram Das v. State Of West Bengal & ORS

November 29, 2022 ARDR (106) WPA 17558 of 2019 Balaram Das Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Adv. Kakali Dutta, Adv. Monoj Kumar Mondal, Adv. Anamika Biswas, ...for the petitioner.

Adv. Sudipa Roy, Adv. Srinath Singha Roy, ...for the State.

It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner applied for grant of permit under Section 80(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The said application was neither accepted nor considered by the authority. The petitioner prays for a direction upon the authority to accept the said application and consider the same upon depositing prescribed fees.

Upon consideration of the submission made on behalf of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to accept the application submitted by the petitioner dated 19th August, 2019 and consider and dispose of the same subject to the petitioner depositing the prescribed fees therefor within one month from the date of communication of this order after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the interested parties including the petitioner, in accordance with law. The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereof.

With the aforesaid directions, WPA 17558 of 2019 is disposed of. There shall however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to be admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished to the parties upon compliance of necessary formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)