Bijoy Kumar Bhunia v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

20-01-2026 ct no. 10 Sl. 11 RP WPA 29232 of 2025 Bijoy Kumar Bhunia -VersusState of West Bengal & Ors..

Mr. Baran Kumar Samanta ...for the petitioners Mr. Pantu Deb Roy, Mr. Pannalal Bandopadhyay ...for the State

1. The petitioner in the instant case is an intending authority who files an application before the respondent no. 3 for granting of inter region permit for the route Gobindapur (Paschim Medinipur) to Masaria (Purba Medinipur), via Jalchak (Paschim Medinipur), Balaipanda, Moyna, Nimtori, Nandakumar, Chandipur, Henria, Contai C B T, Ramnagar, Digha (Purba Medinipur) Digha Border, Chandaneswar (Odisha Coridoor Area) (6 KM +6KM) & Back dated 04.12.2025.

2. The petitioner submits that the application is still pending for consideration due to non-functional of the portal accepting the application for inter region stage carriage permit.

3. The learned Counsel Mr. Pantu Deb Roy, ld. AGP appearing for the respondent submits that as per Section 69 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 the regional transport authority is the competent authority to accept the application for the grant of

permit in respect of the region in which the major portion of the proposed route or areas lies.

4. The State respondent submits that the further application shall be made to the respective regional transport authorities instead of making an application before the respondent no. 3.

5. The State respondent also submits that filing of application for grant of permit can be filed in both modes either through online or physically.

6. After careful consideration of the case on the basis of the record available, I am of the considered view that the petitioner shall make a further application before the respective regional transport authority for grant of inter regional stage carriage permit and the same shall be considered by passing reasoned order in accordance with law upon affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other interested persons if any, and communicate such decision within a week thereafter. The entire exercise shall be pre-emptorily completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of the order.

7. The writ petitioner being WPA 29232 of 2025 is disposed of without going into the merits of the case.

(Smita Das De, J.)