12-12-2025 ct no. 10 Sl.40 RP WPA 24969 of 2025 Md. Shahensah -Versus-

State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Pinaki Ranjan Chakraborty.

…for the petitioner Mr. Pantu Deb Roy, Mr. Dipankar Ghosh, ..for the State

1. The petitioner was initially a permit holder in respect of a particular stage carriage for the route Kaliachak to Maldah via Panchandapur and Malda to Baishnabnagar via Sujapur halt at Kaliachak which was subsequently changed on 11.08.2016 by issuing a provisionally approved time table for the route from BNC to Malda via 16 Mile Kaliachak, Sujapur & back at BNC.

2. The petitioner already made a representation before the Secretary Regional Transport Authority for correction of the bus route permit dated 27.05.2024 since he has been facing problem to obtain online time table.

3. The said representation was considered and with a decision that the proposed route is in violation of the conditions laid down under Section 80 Sub-section (3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

4. The petitioner submits that the authority has mistaken the earlier route which was approved at the time of granting the permit as the existing route and the proposed route which was subsequently approved by the authori