A.F.R.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW Sameer Agarwal …..Petitioner (s)

Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy.Transport …..Respondents(s)

Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner(s ) : Alok Saxena Counsel for Respondent(s ) : C. S. C .

Court No. – 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J.

HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J.

1. Heard Sri Alok Saxena, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ratnesh Singh Tomar, learned counsel for the State- respondents. Rejoinder affidavit filed today by the learned counsel for the petitioner is taken on record. Exchange of the pleading between the parties are complete. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is taken for final disposal.

2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent-authorities in not granting him a contract carriage permit under Section 74 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act, 1988") for carrying school children of Factory's Employees of Avadh Sugar and Energy Ltd. to the ONGC Community School, Village Paintala, District- Sitapur.

3. The case of the petitioner is t