141 of 1972 Appeal by special leave from the judgment and.
April 15, 1971 of the Mysore High Court at Bangalore in Writ Petition No.
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B. Datar, and R. B. Datar, for the appellants.
Under the permit granted to him, which was valid up to 30 10 1975, his bus had a seating capacity of 30.
C. Setalvad and K. N. Bhatt, for the respondent.
On 2 11 1970 lie applied to, the Regional Transport Officer, Bangalore Region, for permission to alter the seating capacity of the new bus, which lie had acquired, from 40 to 30.
5109 of 1970.
order dated.
The respondent, who is a transport operator plying buses between, Doddaballapur and Tumkur, wanted to replace one of his buses running on that route with a new one.
companye on appeal to this Court by special leave.
The Judgment of the Court was devlivered by ALAGIRISWAMI, J. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Mysore striking down Rule 216 2 of the Mysore Motor Vehicles Rules, 1963, introduced on 7th October, 1969, on the ground that it violates Article .19 1 g of tic Constitution.
This application having been rejected he filed i petition for issue of a writ of Mandamus directing the Regional Transport Officer to grant the necessary permission, and that petition having been allowed the State of Mysore has.
