24.2.2026 Item no. 28 to 33 Court no. 10 g.b. WPA 29087 of 2025 Shri Ashim Sutradhar -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. W.P.A 29078 of 2025 Shri Palan Pramanick -versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. With W.P.A 29084 of 2025 Shri Sabuj Chakraborty -versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. With W.P.A 29090 of 2025 Shri Sanjay Pailan -versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. With W.P.A 29093 of 2025 Shri Binay Dhali -versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. With W.P.A 29097 of 2025 Shri Provash Mondal -versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Bhaskar Nandi …For the Petitioner. Mr. Amal Kumar Sen, Ld. A.A.G. 2 Mr. Sambuddha Dutta. …For the State in W.P.A 29087 of 2025. Mr. Pantu Deb Roy. Mr. Subrata Guha Biswas. … For the State in W.P.A 29078 of 2025. Mr. Swapan Kumar Dutta. Ld. G.P. Mr. Tapas Kr. Roy … For the State in W.P.A. 29084 of 2025 Ms. Sangha Mitra Nandy .… For the State in W.P.A. 29090 of 2025. Mr. Amal Kumar Sen, Ld. A.A.G. Mr. Sabyasachi Mondal. …For the State in W.P.A 29093 of 2025 Mr. S. T. Mina Mr. Subhabrata Das. …For the State in W.P.A 29097 of 2025 Heard the parties through their learned advocates. Mr. Amal Kr. Sen, learned A. A. G. appearing for the State respondents in WPA 29087 of 2025 and WPA 29093 of 2025 files a report as indicated in the order dated 02.01.2026 and the same be kept with the records. It is submitted by Mr. Sen that the notification dated 03.10.2016 has already been clarified and modified by a further Gazetted Notification No. 226- WT/TPT/18011/65/2022 on 21.01.2026. The modified portion of the Notification is reproduced below: “1. The said Notification does not exempt an application from payment of permit fees each district/region in cases where route(s) extend beyond a single district/region” and 2. For the purpose of functioning of the State Transport Authority, West Bengal (STA, WB), each 3 administrative/revenue district be treated as a separate region for the issuance of an inter-region permit.” Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that already the permit has been granted but not issued by the authority concerned. After careful consideration of the case I find that the authority has already taken the matter into consideration and has issued the offer letter and provided permission even though the signing is still pending. In view of the above, I direct the respondent nos. 4 to forthwith issue the permit in accordance with law preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of communication of the order upon compliance of all necessary formalities. The writ petitions being WPA 29087 of 2025, WPA 29078 of 2025, WPA 29084 of 2025, WPA 29090 of 2025, WPA 29093 of 2025 and WPA 29097 of 2025 are hereby disposed of accordingly in the light of the Gazetted Notification dated 21.01.2026. Since no affidavit has been called for, the allegations made in the writ petitions are deemed not to be admitted by the respondents. ( Smita Das De, J.)