Susanta Banerjee and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Route permit Regional Transport Authority Burdwan; Tinkonia to Nawabhat; notification 31 October 2014 restricting plying of buses Burdwan Town old G.T. Road; exception clause coverage clarification; representation 20 December 2023 District Magistrate Purba Burdwan unconsidered; direction to consider and dispose representation within two months with hearing to all concerned; decision communicated within a week; interim continued plying per permit pending disposal; notification upheld by Division Bench and Supreme Court as submitted; no affidavit invited allegations deemed not admitted; no costs; WPA 181 of 2024; Suvra Ghosh, J.; State of West Bengal.
What did the court decide?
Direction upon the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioners' representation dated 20.12.2023 within two months of communication of the order, with reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the petitioners; the decision to be communicated within a week thereafter; pending disposal, petitioners to continue plying their vehicle per the existing permit; no order as to costs.