28.03.2025. PB Sl. No.10. Ct. No.25. WPA 6685 of 2025 Joydeep Mukherjee Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Sanat Kr. Roy, Mr. Baidurya Ghosal. … For the Petitioner. Mr. Pantu Deb Roy, Mr. Pannalal Bandopadhyay. …. For the State. The permit of the petitioner being No.PSTP- 05/10-11 has expired on March 25, 2025. Due to expiry of his permit, the petitioner has applied within the statutory time limit vide his letter dated March 13, 2025, for renewal of the permit. The said application and the statutory fees alleged to have been refused by the concerned department. Consequently, the petitioner had to sent the same through registered post with acknowledgement due and the letter was received in the office of the respondent on September 17, 2025, as per the postal track report. The petitioner is aggrieved that in spite of receipt of the application of renewal so filed by the petitioner, the respondent no.2 has not yet considered the same. As a result, the permit of the petitioner got expired of 2 the due date and the petitioner is not able to ply his vehicle in terms of the permit conditions, any further. Mr. Roy is represented the petitioner and seeks necessary order be made so that the respondent authority immediately considers the petitioner’s application for renewal of permit, in terms of the provision under Section 81 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1982. Mr. Deb Roy has represented the State through virtual mode. Having heard the learned counsels for the respective parties and perusing the documents available on records, the Court finds it proper to dispose of this writ petition by directing the respondent nos.3/4 as the case may be, to immediately take up the petitioner’s application dated March 13, 2025, for renewal of permit, consider it and decide thereupon, by dint of a reasoned order, in accordance with law. In doing so, it may give a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, if necessary. The entire exercise as above, be concluded by the respondent nos.3/4, as the case may be, within a period of ten days from the date of communication of copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of. 3 Since no affidavit is called for in this case, the allegations made in the writ petition, are deemed to have been denied by the respondents. Urgent certified copy of this order, if applied for, shall be supplied to the parties, upon compliance of all necessary formalities. (Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)