BALARAM Vs. TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a petition under Article 220 of the Constitution by one Balaram against an order of the Transport Appellate Tribunal holding that no apeal lies against the order of the Regional Transport Authority granting permits to Lakhraj respondent no. 3 and Ram Prakash respondent No. 4 because they were dislodged operators to whom alternative permits were granted under Section 68-G (2) of the Motor vehicles Act.

(2.) THE petitioner is an existing operator on the Jaipur-Diggi-Deoli-Kekri route. Respondents Nos. 3 and 4 were operators on the Jaipur-Tonk-Deoli route who were dislodged as their route was nationalised. They suo molu filed application for the grant of a permit on the Jaipur-Diggi-Deoli-Bhilwara route These applications were published in the Gazette dated 12-7-1962 under Section 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act and objections were invited The petitioner filed an objection on 1-81962. The applications of respondents Nos. 3 and 4 and the objections of the petitioner were considered by the Regional Transport Authority at its meeting held on lst/2nd April, 1964 and permits were granted to the former by the order (Annexure 1) the extract from which is reproduced below:

(3.) THE petitioner filed an appenl against the grant of the above permits before the Transport Appellate Tribunal. This appeal was rejecled by the following order: