01.05.2025 Court No. 25 S.G. (p.a)

WPA 29736 of 2024 Sri Aloke Tewari Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Bhaskar Nandi … for the Petitioner.

Mr. Amal Kumar Sen, ld. AGP Ms. Ashima Das (Sil)

…for the State Mr. Sakti Pada Jana … for the private respondent

1. The writ petitioner is the permit holder/operator on the inter-regional route from Garbeta to Haldia. A clash free time table as allowed to the writ petitioner by the respondent Authority is being followed by him, to ply his vehicle over the said route.

2. The respondent’s permit is from Hijli Sharif to Bankura Ganga Nagar and back. The petitioner has alleged that the respondent has been allowed a time table which is in reverse direction that is, it starts from Bankura Ganga Nagar and terminates at Hijli Sharif and back. According to the petitioner, the same is in violation of the statutory provision and also the permit conditions where the route alignment has been specified. Hence, such timetable to the reverse direction of the route alignment as permitted to the said respondent, is not maintainable being de-hors the law. In this regard, the writ petitioner had raised his objection vide letter dated May 13, 2024. His objection was