HIGiH COURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR SINGLE BENCH: Hon'We Shri S.R. Nayak, CJ WritPetitionNo.365 OF 2006 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Sanjay Slngh, Aged about 30 years, S/o. Shri Mata Bux Singh, R/o. Imlipara, Near Bus Stand, Bilaspur (C.G.) Versus 1. 2. 3. State Transport AuthorHy, Near New Bus Stend, Pandri, Raipur (C.G.) Regional Transport Authority, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantrataya, Raipur (C.G.) Adarsh Travets Bus Services, Through Manager, I.B. Shriwistava, Bus Stand Road, Bilaspur (C.G.) Present: Shri Anand Kumar Tiwari, tearned counsel forthe petitioner. Shri Sanjay S Agrawal, leamed Govt. Advocate (brttie State. ORALORDER (Passed on 23"' of January 2006) The pelilioner and respondent No. 3 applied tbr grant of permft on the route of Bilaspur to Sarangarh via Shivrinarayan. The petifioner macto application on 19-09-2005 whereas the 3rd respondent made applicatton on 04-04-2005. ft is stated that the R.TA, the 2nd respondent hereln, without clubbing the rival applications took up the appliGation of the 3 respondent for consideration and by his order dated 19-09-2005 rejected the apptication of the 3 respondent. The 3 respondent beingaggrteved by the said order preferred appeal to the State Transport Appeltats Tribunal and the said Tribunal having allowed the appeal remanded the proceedings to the 2nd rsspondent to reconsider the appticafion of the 3 respondent, vide its order date.d 17-01-2006. When the matter slands "^ — 2- ~ thus, this writ petition is filed complaining that the 21KI respondent in the first instance ought to have clubbed both fte rivat applications, considered them togdher and passed appropriate order. tt is well setUed that if more than one applicatlon is received ftor grant of permlt or licence, even In the absence of statutory requirement to club such applications, it is fair and just that rival applications shall be clubbed, heard or consklered together and appropriate orders are passed by the statutory authority. In Uiat view of the matter, !t is open for the petitioner now to move an application before the 2 respondent to club his application dated 19-09-2005 with tte application of the 3rd respondent dated 04-04-2005 (or grant of permit on the aforementioned route and consider them together. Reserving such liberty to the petltioner, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Eisyuli Sd/- Hon'ble the Chief Justic t