Thus this appeal came to be filed by special leave.
O R D E R The following Order of the Court was delivered Union of India Ors.
When the respondents and others challenged its validity on the anvil of Art.19 g of the Constitutions the Division Bench of the High Court without disturbing the validity of the order had given direction observing that after all the priorities enumerated in the scheme are exhausted and if the wagons remains unutilised, the unutilised wagons may be kept at the disposal of number priority articles for carriage.
THE 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1996 Present Honble Mr.Justice K.Ramaswamy Honble Mr.Justice G.B.Pattanaik B.Babu, B Krishna Prasad and P.Parmeshwaran, Advs.
but number sponsored companyt referred to in priority E of PTS No.75 was removed.
The Railway administration had prepared a preferential traffic scheme PTS , by general order No.71 categorizing the priority articles for carriage by railways and allotted different priorities which are made in alphabetic orders A to E. Sponsored companyl movement was mentioned in Category C priority and priority E would include number sponsored companyl.
Subsequently by proceedings dated March 1, 1989 the Railways modified its earlier scheme and issued general PTS Order No.77 with effect from April 1, 1989 under which priorities were redetermined.
V. M s. Sharma Coal Co. O R D E R Leave granted.
This appeal arises from the order of the Division Bench of the Guwahati High Court in a batch of writ petitions being Civil Rule No.1153/83 and batch passed on dated July 30, 1990.
We have heard companynsel for the appellant.
Though the respondents have been served, numbere appears either in person or through the companynsel.
for the appellants.
