The court directed the respondent authority to decide a pending application for transport permits and fitness certificates within a stipulated timeframe when the authority had failed to act on the application.

JUDGMENT

1. RULE returnable forthwith. Learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr. Nikunj Kanara, waives service of notice of Rule for and on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of the learned counsels for the parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing and disposal.

3. By way of present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules framed thereunder, petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs :

(A) Be pleased to admit / allow this Petition;

(B) Be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or directions and be pleased to quash and set aside the action and decision of the concerned respondent authorities of not granting of not considering the request of the petitioner to grant permission/State permit/National permit and fitness certificate to enable the petitioner to use the Truck No. GJ-08-AW-3494 for transportation business, in the interest of justice;

(C) Be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order and/or directions and be pleased to direct the concerned respondent authorities to consider the application of the petitioner and to pass appropriate order for granting State permit/National permit and fitness certificate to the petitioner, as per the rules and regulations published under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and that too subject to compliance of all such rules and regulations and the respondent authorities may kindly be directed to consider the request of the petitioner for granting State permit/National permit for enabling the petitioner to ply to use the Truck No. GJ-08-AW-3494 for transportation purpose, in the interest of justice;

(D) Be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order and/or directions and be pleased to direct the concerned respondent authorities to consider /decide the application / representation dated 24.02.2026 preferred by the petitioner (Annexure-G), after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, in the interest of justice;

(E) Be pleased to grant interim relief and by way of interim order be pleased to direct the concerned respondent authorities to consider / decide the representation dated 24.02.2026 preferred by the petitioner (Annexure-G), after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, pending admission, hearing and final disposal of the present petition;

(F) Be pleased to pass such other and further orders as thought fit in the interest of justice.”

4. It is the case of the petitioner that, Tata heavy vehicle truck was entered in the name of one Goparam Pancharam, having address at: Arnay teh, Sanhore, Dist.; Jaor, State of Rajasthan, having Registration No. RJ-46-GA-3720. That, one Anvarkhan Nazirkhan Makrani, resident of Swarupganj, Dist.: Sirohi, State of Rajasthan had taken over the aforesaid Truck for transportation business from erstwhile owner, viz. Goparam Pancharam and said Anvarkhan N. Makrani had executed a Deed dated 22.05.2023, by which the said Truck was handed over to the petitioner. That, the State Transport Department, Bhinmal D.T.O., State of Rajasthan had also issued No Objection Certificate dated 21.08.2023 and ultimately, the said truck came to be transferred and registered in the name of the petitioner in the ofÏce of the respondent authority and the said truck was given new registration number as GJ-08-AW-3494. That, the petitioner had already availed financial facility from one financier, i.e. Indostar Capital Finance Ltd. and is making payment of Rs.58,800/- per month. That, the petiti