1 CGHC010317652026 2026:CGHC:36497 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4247 of 2026 1 - Satyanand Pandey S/o Shri Suryamani Pandey, Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 01, Ramanujganj, Distt, Balrampur -Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Transport, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Transport Authority, Raipur Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Mahendra Singh Chhabra S/o Late Santosh Singh Chhabra, R/o B.E.- 5, Kundala City, Ambikapur Distt. Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri BL Dembra, Advocate. For State : Shri Anand Dadariya, Dy AG. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 17/08/2026 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 The Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent no. 2 to decide the complaint/representation dated 18.05.2022 in accordance with law, within stipulated time as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and therefater appropriate action may be taken in accordance with law. 10.2 Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper looking to the facts and circumstances of AVINASH SHARMA Digitally signed by AVINASH SHARMA Date: 2026.08.18 18:42:03 +0530 2 the case may also be awarded to the petitioner including the cost and expenses of this petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner confines his argument to the relief sought in the present petition viz for issuance of a direction to respondent No. 2, the State Transport Authority, Raipur District, Raipur (C.G.), to consider and decide the petitioner's application dated 18.05.2022, preferred on a complaint under Section 86 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, within a stipulated period. 3. Learned State counsel submits that, by now, the application dated 18.05.2022 is likely to have been decided by the competent authority. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the record, this Court is of the considered opinion that the ends of justice would be served by directing the competent authority to expeditiously consider the petitioner's pending complaint under Section 86 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Accordingly, if the said complaint has not already been decided, the competent authority shall consider and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law, within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 5. With this observation and direction, this petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Avinash