1 CGHC010108152025 2026:CGHC:29043 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1645 of 2025 1 - Suraj Kumar Kumbhkar S/o Braj Vilas Kumbhkar Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Loharsi, Pamgarh, Tah. Pamgarh, Dist. Janjgir- Champa (C.G.). ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Regional Transport Authority Of Chhattisgarh Sector 27, 3rd Floor, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 2 - Smt. Harvinder Kaur W/o. Gurdeep Singh Kasturiya R/o. Plot No. 30/2, Nazul Sheet No.8, In-Front Of C.I.M.S. Hospital, Sadar, Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.). ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. J.K. Gupta, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Anand Dadariya, Deputy A.G. For Respondent No. 2 : Mr. B.L. Dembra, Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 10/07/2026 RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “1-That the Hon'ble court may kind enough to call the record of the petitioner. 2-That the Hon'ble Court may be kind enough to pass any Writ/ Writs, Order/ Orders, Direction/ directions and to quash Annexure P-1 in the interest of justice. 3-That the Hon'ble Court may be kind enough to pass any other writ, order or direction as deemed fit in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the petitioner's existing permit is valid up to 01.12.2026. It is submitted that, before the expiry of the said permit, the petitioner had applied for renewal/grant of a permit for the same time slot, which came to be rejected by the competent authority. It is further contended that, in view of the impending expiry of the existing permit and the subsequent developments, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the present writ petition pending or adjudicating the same on merits. 3. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner does not wish to pursue the present writ petition on merits and instead seeks liberty to file a fresh application before the competent authority for grant of a permit. It is further prayed that, if such an application is submitted, the concerned respondent authorities may be directed to consider and decide the same 3 independently and strictly in accordance with law within a reasonable period. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the present writ petition by granting liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh application before the competent authority for grant of a permit. 6. In the event such an application is submitted, the concerned respondent authorities shall consider and decide the same strictly in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned and speaking order, as expeditiously as possible. It is made clear that while considering the petitioner's fresh application, the competent authority shall independently examine the matter on its own merits and shall not be influenced by any observations contained in any earlier order passed by the competent authority or by any proceedings before this Court. 7. With this observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat