Case brief
What is this about?
WPA 17976 of 2024 (decided 12.08.2024, Rai Chattopadhyay, J.) – Soma Mondal v. State of West Bengal & Ors. – permit application for 'Maxi Cab' submitted 30.12.2022 not considered by respondent no. 2 – notification dated 08.04.2003 on operation of Omni Buses/small passenger vehicles as stage carriage – notification dated 20.02.2013 superseding it (Maxi Cab/small passenger vehicle/tracker as stage carriage) – order dated 02.07.2013 in WP 18310 (w) of 2013 setting aside the 2013 notification – no embargo now exists for grant of permit to such vehicles – State counsel (Ld. A.G.P. Amal Kumar Sen) conceded both notifications lost force – direction to consider application in accordance with law, opportunity of hearing, reasoned order, six weeks timeline, decision communicated within one week – disposed of with pending applications, if any.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 2 / concerned respondent authority to consider the petitioner's permit application dated December 30, 2022 in accordance with law, affording an opportunity of hearing and passing a reasoned order (even if rejecting), concluding the exercise within six weeks of service of the order and informing the petitioner of the decision within one week of the order.