IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Before:

The Hon’ble Justice Om Narayan Rai

WPA 11601 of 2025

Ashok Kumar Gorain

-vs.-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sattwik Bhattacharyya, Adv.

Mr. Titas Niyogi, Adv.

Ms. Reshma Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Aritra Ray, Adv.

For the State Respondent : Mr. Amal Kumar Sen, Ld. AGP

Mr. Lal Mohan Basu, Adv.

For the Respondent No. 4 : Ms. Aishwarya Rajyashree, Adv.

Hearing Concluded on : 16.07.2025 Judgment on : 08.08.2025

Om Narayan Rai, J.:-

1. This writ petition assails the refusal on the part of the State Transport

Authority, West Bengal to countersign the renewal of the petitioner’s permit bearing no. PSTS - 14/09 (WB) for his Vehicle No. JH-09AR-0684 in respect of the route Ranchi to Chirkunda (extended up to Asansol) despite the same being forwarded to it by the State Transport Authority, Jharkhand as far

back as on January 21, 2025.

2. Briefly summed up, the case run in the writ petition is as follows: -

a) The petitioner owns a vehicle bearing no. JH-09AR-0684 in respect

whereof he had obtained a Permanent Stage Carriage Permit bearing

no. P.S.TS.No.14/09(WB) from the State Transport Authority, Jharkhand.

b) Su