The High Court in the impugned judgment dated October 13, 1995 made in Writ Petition No.26132 of 1995 has upheld the order of the STAT.
Despite objections raised by the appellant, the State Transport Authority for short, STA granted permits to them on November 23, 1992 which came be challenged by the appellants in revision filed under Section 90 before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal for short, STAT .
The respondents questioned the appellants locus standi under the preliminary objection that the renewal granted under Section 81 to the appellant was void.
The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 59 of 1988 for short, the Act came into force w.e.f.
Thus, this appeal by special leave.
July 1, 1989.
Respondents 3 to 17 had applied under Section 70 for grant of stage carriage permits under Section 72 on the Meerut Gangoh route which intersects part of the route on which the appellant was operating his stage carriage.
In 1988, the appellant was granted a stage carriage permit on the Meerut Baraut route under Section 47 3 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 4 of 1939 for short, the Repealed Act for a period of 3 years.
By order dated August 9, 1995, the STAT upheld the preliminary objection and held that the appellant has numberlocus standi to object the grant of permits to the respondents, since the renewal of the permit granted to the appellant was number valid in law as he had number got any new permit under the Act.
12004,12007,12005 06,12008 AND 12002/96 11430 Arising out of SLP C Nos.
412, 924, 490,/1913/96 and 27355/95 AND WRIT PETITION C NO.
W I T H A.NOS.
The said permit was renewed under Section 81 of the Act in 1991 for a further period of 5 years and the second renewal was granted in 1995.
Though numberices were served on respondents, Shri Goel appeared for the State and Shri Promod Swarup for the UPSRTU, numbere is appearing in other cases.
146 OF 1996 J U D G E M E N T Ramaswamy, J. Common questions of law have arisen in all these cases.
The facts in Gajraj Singhs case are sufficient for disposal of all these cases.
