IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5930 of 2005 PABAN KUMAR JHA, S/O- SHRI RAMA KANT JHA, R/O- VILLAGE – JANDAHA, POLICE STATION – JANDAHA, DISTRICT – VAISHALI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE STATE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR. 2. THE STATE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE-CUM-COLLECTOR, VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR 4. ZILA PARISHAD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, VAISHALI. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILA PARISHAD- CUM-DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, VAISHALI. 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, JANDAHA, VAISHALI. 7. THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, JAMDAHA POLICE STATION, JANDAHA, VAISHALI ----------- 6. 17.02.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears on behalf of the respondent-State. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent- State. The grievance of the petitioner in nutshell is to the effect that he was having the license of the bus stand at Jamdaha. The said license was given to him by North Bihar Regional Transport Authority, Muzaffarpur. Later on under the order of in-charge D.D.C., Vaishali who was the District Magistrate at the material time, restrained the petitioner from running the bus stand, although the license was in his favour. The grievance of the petitioner is that so long the - 2 - license of the petitioner was not cancelled/withdrawn, the collection of tolls by the Zilla Parishad were not justified. Petitioner represented the matter before respondent no. 2 (the District Magistrate-cum-Collector) vide his representation dated 19th of March 2005 and 2nd of March, 2005 as contained in Annexure-15 & 16 respectively raising his grievances that the tolls collected for the period of 31st of July 2001 from the bus stand in question should be given to the petitioner. The said representations have not been disposed of as yet. Considering the above, petitioner is permitted to file a fresh representation before the respondent no. 3 ( The District Magistrate-cum-Collector for redressal of his grievances as raised in his representation as contained in Annexure -15 and 16. In case such representation is filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks along with the certified copy of the present order, the respondent no.3 shall consider and dispose of the same by a reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months on receipt/production of the representation. The writ application is accordingly disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)