Laxmi Rani Das Dutta v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.
04.12.2023 rc/ct.no.10 Item No.631 WPA No. 26526 of 2023 Laxmi Rani Das Dutta
Versus
The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Timir Baran Saha ...for the petitioner Mr. Pantu Deb Roy Mr. Subrata Guha Biswas ...for the State Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.
The petitioner is the holder of a permanent stage carriage permit in the route Tehatta Ghat to Krishnagar. Provisional time table was issued in favour of the petitioner by the authority for a period of one month from September 07, 2023 which has since expired. The petitioner submitted representations before the authority on October 05, 2023 as well as October 09, 2023 respectively seeking extension of the time table which are yet to be considered. The petitioner prays for a direction upon the concerned authority to consider the representations at the earliest.
It is submitted on behalf of the respondents that the 4th respondent be directed to consider the representations in accordance with law upon taking into consideration the objections, if any, submitted before the authority.
In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to consider and dispose of the representations submitted by the petitioner on October 05, 2023 as well as October 09, 2023 within a period of two weeks from date, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the petitioner and taking into consideration any objection which may have been filed before him, in accordance with law.
The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereof. With the above observations and directions this writ petition 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)