Ranjit Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

jdt.

03.01.2023 jb.

W.P.A. 27731 of 2022 (Ranjit Mondal vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) Mr. Samiran Mondal Mr. Abhinaba Dan .... For the Petitioner Mr. Srijan Nayak Ms. Rituparna Maitra .... For the State Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that after issuance of permit in respect of stage carriage permit in favour of the petitioner, provisional timetable was granted to him for a period of 20 days. No further timetable has been granted to the petitioner despite several requests made by him. The petitioner submitted a representation in this regard before the concerned authority on 15th September, 2022 which is yet to be considered. The petitioner prays for a direction upon the authority to consider the representation at the earliest.

It is submitted on behalf of the respondents that the third respondent be directed to consider the representation, in accordance with law.

In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to consider and dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 15th September, 2022 within one month from the date of communication of this order after giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the interested persons including the petitioner, in accordance with law.

The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereof. The writ petition is thus disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Since no affidavit has been invited, allegations contained in the writ petition shall be deemed not to have been admitted.

Urgent certified website copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)