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Raja Naresh Gupta Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Service and Employment | Chhattisgarh HC (2018)

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Raja Naresh Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC10 Dec 2018WPC/3379/2018

Case brief

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What is this about?

In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complained that his application for a regular stage carriage permit was pending. The High Court disposed of the petition by directing the respondents to decide the application and other pending ones for the route within a reasonable time, without expressing an opinion on merits.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondents to decide the petitioner's application for a regular stage carriage permit and all other pending applications for the concerned route within a reasonable time.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to the respondents to decide the petitioner's application for a regular stage carriage permit and all other pending applications for the concerned route within a reasonable time.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's application for regular stage carriage permit requires a direction to the respondents to decide it expeditiously.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

The Court directed the State and Regional Transport Authority to decide the petitioner's pending application for a regular stage carriage permit, along with other pending applications for the concerned route, within a reasonable time. It is clarified that no opinion on the merits of the application is expressed by this Order.

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

WPC No. 3379 of 2018

Raja Naresh Gupta S/o Late Mahesh Ram Gupta Aged About 38 Years R/o Sarangarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Transport Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur

---- Respondent

For Petitioner : Shri Santosh Gupta, Advocate. For Respondents : Shri Rajendra Tripathi, PL.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra

Order On Board

10/12/2018 :

Grievance of the petitioner is that he has moved an application for counter signature of regular stage carriage permit No.2122/RPR/2018 on 18.9.2018 for the route Kharsiya to Raipur via Chandrapur, Saraipali, Arang and one return trip daily, which has not been decided so far.

Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the Writ Petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the said application expeditiously.

Learned State Counsel would submit that the application of the petitioner shall be considered and decided along with all pending applications for the concerned route, in accordance with law and on its

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own merits, as expeditiously as possible.

In view of the fact that the petitioner's application is pending consideration, the present Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the petitioner's application and all other applications pending before it for the concerned route, within a reasonable time.

It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the matter, on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law, without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case.

Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra)

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the petitioner's application for regular stage carriage permit requires a direction to the respondents to decide it expeditiously.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Raja Naresh Gupta
respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Transport
respondent
Regional Transport Authority Bilaspur

Coram

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Prashant Kumar Mishra

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Chhattisgarh HC
Decided on: 10 Dec 2018 · December
Registered: 5 Dec 2018
Case no.: WPC/3379/2018
CNR: CGHC010389952018
Topic: Service and Employment
Bench: Prashant Kumar Mishra
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

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Raja Naresh Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh, WPC/3379/2018 (CG), decided on 10 December 2018.

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Prashant Kumar Mishra

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