RAJESH SHANKAR
Suresh Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
ORDER :
The present writ petition has been filed for quashing order dated 25.05.2022 (Anneuxre-6 to the writ petition) passed by the Presiding Officer, State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Ranchi (the respondent no. 7 in T.R. No. 05 of 2022 whereby revision preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 17.11.2021 (Anneuxre-5 to the writ petition) passed by the Commissioner-cum-Chairman, South Chotanagpur Regional Transport Authority, Ranchi (the respondent no. 3), has been dismissed. The petitioner has also prayed for quashing order dated 17.11.2021 passed by the respondent no. 3 whereby the petitioner was directed to file a fresh time table with requisite fee for the route in question (Chatra to Ranchi).
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the content of the writ petition.
3. It appears that in the meeting of the South Chotanagpur Regional Transport Authority, Ranchi dated 25.10.2019, a decision was taken to grant permanent permit to the petitioner for plying Bus No. JH 01DQ 5777 (Model-2019) for the route from ‘Chatra to Ranchi via Bagra More, Bariyatu, Balumath, Chandwa, Kuru’ for one trip up and down for a period of 5 years with a condition
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