RAMENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri S.N.Jaiswal, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Yashwant Verma, learned Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondents no.1, 2 and 4 and Sri Samir Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3.

(2.) THE petitioners applied for grant of regular stage carriage permits on an Inter Regional Route i.e. Bulandshahr-Badaun via Shikarpur-Naraura-Sahaswan (hereinafter referred to as "applied route"). THE part of applied route falls within the region of Ghaziabad and part within the region of Bareilly and that is how it is termed as "Inter Regional Route". It is not in dispute that jurisdiction to grant permit in such matter lie with State Transport Authority, U.P. Lucknow (hereinafter referred to as "S.T.A.").

(3.) THIS Court while entertaining the writ petition on 06.2.2012 passed the following order: "Let the Secretary, State Transport Authority i..e respondent no.2 file his personal affidavit by 22 nd February,2012 categorically stating that once it had come to a finding that the route Bulandshahr to Badaun was notified and therefore, applications filed for grant of permit on the said route were liable to be rejected, how has it proceeded to grant permit on part of the same route i.e. Bulandshahr to Sahaswan, more so when no applications qua said limited part of the route were filed. Put up this matter on 22nd February, 2012."