(1.) Taking advantage of the Permit Raj, the issuance of permits has plummet to that level where the Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) are ruling the roost. It is, therefore, high time that this court must have predominance and preeminence over the action of such authorities.
(2.) The seriousness of the issue had come before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Jagdip Singh Vs.Jagir Chand & anr, (2001) 8 SCC 437. It is apt to reproduce para 2 of the judgment which reads thus:
(3.) I have observed so because in the instant case, throwing all procedures to the wind, the Regional Transport Officer, Dharamshala has suo motu received and thereafter granted route permits.