11-12-2025

ct no. 10

Sl.49

RP

WPA 25398 of 2025

Amit Kumar Kedia

-Versus-

State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Sattwik Bhattacharyya,

Mr. Reshma Sharma

…for the petitioner

Mr. Pantu Deb Roy,

Mr. Subrata Guha Biswas

…for the State

Mr. Aishwarya Rajyashree …for the respondent no. 4

Ms. Kakali Dutta

…for the respondent no. 5

1. The petitioner being the operator of Jharkhand has been granted one Inter-State Permit being P.St.S 39/14 (WB) on the inter-State route Tata to Barabazar via Katin extended upto Balrampur. The bus being no. JH05AW0148 was operating on the inter-state route from Tata to Barabazar via Katin extended upto Balrampur on the basis of approved time table dated 10.01.2024,which was countersigned by the 3^rd respondent in terms of order dated 06.11.2024 passed in WPA 22928 of 2023. A resolution was passed accordingly by STA, West Bengal to the extent on 12.12.2024

vide Agenda No. 52.

2. The petitioner in the instant case has challenged inter alia, the arbitrariness and the illegal action of the State Transport Authority, West Bengal being the respondent no. 2 herein in

granting a permit upon approved time table in favour of the respondent no. 5 for operating the vehicle on a changed alignment