1 2026:CGHC:24259 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2665 of 2026 Manish Singh S/o Shri Ramesh Singh Aged About 46 Years Resident Of Old Bus Stand Gali, Bijapur, Old Bus Stand Compound, Bijapur, District : Bijapur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Joint Secretary, Department Of Transport, Mantralaya, Sector- 27, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Regional Transport Authority Bastar Division, Jagdalpur, District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajeet Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anusha Naik, Dy. GA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Mr. Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge Order on Board 17.06.2026 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs: “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call the records of case. 10.2 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to 2 consider and dispose of the application of petitioner for grant of Permanent Stage Carriage Permit, in accordance with provisions of Motor Vehicles Act. 10.3 Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in favour of petitioner, may also be granted.” 2. Facts of the case, as projected, are that the petitioner has filed the present writ petition stating that he is the owner of vehicle Bus bearing registration No.CG-18-F-0244. The petitioner submitted an application Annexure P-1 before the competent authority for grant of Permanent Stage Carriage Permit on the route from Jagdalpur to Bijapur-Gangalur. Along-with said application, all requisite documents and formalities were duly submitted by the petitioner. It is the case of the petitioner that despite lapse of considerable time, the respondent-authorities have neither considered nor decided the said application. According to the petitioner, no agenda has been published in relation to the application and no notice regarding consideration or disposal of the application has been issued to him by the respondent authorities. Due to non- consideration of the application for grant of Permanent Stage Carriage Permit, the vehicle of the petitioner is lying idle without permit, resulting in continuous financial loss and hardship to the petitioner. Aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities, the petitioner has preferred the present writ petition seeking appropriate direction for expeditious disposal of his pending application. 3 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already submitted an application Annexure P-1 for grant of Permanent Stage Carriage Permit on the notified route along with all relevant documents before the competent authority. The respondent authorities are under a statutory obligation to consider and decide the said application within a reasonable period. Despite lapse of sufficient time, the application of the petitioner has not been decided and no communication whatsoever has been made to the petitioner regarding any deficiency or impediment in processing the application. The inaction on the part of the respondent authorities is arbitrary and contrary to law. Due to pendency of the application, the petitioner’s vehicle is lying without permit, thereby causing irreparable financial loss on a daily basis. Hence, he prays that an appropriate direction be issued to the concerned authorities for expeditious disposal of the pending application filed by the petitioner. 4. Learned State Counsel submits that the application submitted by the petitioner shall be considered by the competent authority in accordance with the provisions governing grant of Permanent Stage Carriage Permit. It is submitted that the competent authority is required to examine the application and other relevant aspects before taking any final decision in the matter. Learned State counsel further submits that if the application of the petitioner is still pending, the same shall be considered and decided by the 4 competent authority strictly in accordance with law within a reasonable period. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the fact that the application submitted by the petitioner for grant of Permanent Stage Carriage Permit is still pending consideration before the competent authority, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the present petition pending. 7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned authorities to consider and decide the pending application of the petitioner Annexure P-1 strictly in accordance with law within a period of ‘45 days’ from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 8. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the entitlement of the petitioner and the competent authority shall take an independent decision in accordance with law. CC as per rules. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge J.