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Labanya Shee and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC9 Sept 2024WPA/20681/2024

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This writ petition concerns a complaint by a permit holder regarding alleged route violations by another private respondent. The court directed the State authority to conduct a hearing, pass a reasoned order, and communicate the decision to the parties within a specified timeline.

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Direction to Respondent No. 2 to take a reasoned decision after hearing the parties within four weeks and intimate it within two weeks.

Labanya Shee and Anr. Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Service and Employment | Calcutta HC (2024)

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09.09.2024 SL No.16 Court No.24 Ali

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WPA 20681 of 2024

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Smt. Labanya Shee & Anr. Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

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Mr. Arabinda Chatterjee, Ms. Kakali Dutta

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….for the petitioners.

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Mr. N.I. Khan, Mr. Amlan Kr. Mukherjee …..for the respondent No. 8. Mr. Ansar Mondal, Mr. T.J. Mondal ….for the State respondent Nos. 1,2,3,6 & 7. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

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The petitioner No. 1 is a Permanent Stage Carriage permit holder in respect of the Inter State Route Ghatal to Bhubaneswar via Tarakeswar.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that petitioner No. 2 is also having the same permit and the same route from Ghatal to Bhubaneswar via Tarakeswar. Respondent No. 8 is also having a permanent stage carriage permit in respect of the Inter State Route, Puri to Haldia via Jaleswar. The present petitioner has noticed some violation of the permit by the private respondent No. 8 so; he made a complaint to the concerned authority on 19^th July 2024.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the concerned respondent authority has not

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taken decision in respect of several representations of the petitioner.

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Hence this instant writ petition.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the private respondent submits that the private respondent No. 8 is plying vehicle in the State route according to the direction of the concerned authority and he has not violated any terms of the permit.

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Mr. Ansar Mondal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of State authority submits that let a necessary direction be issued upon the concerned authority to pass a reasoned order after making enquiry and after conduction of the hearing from both the parties.

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Having heard the parties and considering the merit of the writ petition as well as the annexure thereof it appears to me that the State authority has to take an appropriate decision in respect of the complaint made by the present petitioner dated 19^th July, 2024.

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Under the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 2 to take appropriate reasoned decision in respect of the representation of the petitioner dated 19^th July, 2024 (annexure P-5 of the writ petition) after hearing the petitioner as well as the private respondent No. 8.

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The authority concerned shall take an appropriate decision within four weeks from the date of communication of this order according to the law without being cumbers themselves by mere technicalities.

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The authority concerned shall intimate the decision to the parties within two weeks thereafter. Accordingly, the write petition is disposed of. Parties to act upon the server copy and urgent certified copy of this order be provided on usual terms and conditions.

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(Subhendu Samanta, J.)

Labanya Shee and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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