By the order dated November 25, 1964 the Regional Transport Authority granted another temporary permit for 4 months to the appellant.
The application was allowed by the High Court on January 13, 1965 and a writ in the nature of certiorari was issued quashing the order of the Regional Transport Authority dated November 25, 1964 by which a temporary permit was granted to the appellant.
On behalf of the appellant it was companytended, in the first place, that there was a particular temporary need for the provision of transport facilities and the High Court was erroneous in taking view that whenever there was a permanent need there companyld be numbertemporary need, and so temporary permit companyld number be granted under s. 62 c of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated January 13, 1965 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Misc.
624 of 1964.
The order granting the permit to the 3rd respondent was companysequently revoked by the Regional Transport Authority on September 13, 1964.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
N. Shroff, for the appellant.
Petition No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Ramaswami, J. This appeal raises an important question as to the scope and interpretation of s. 62 c of the Motor Vehicles Act and as to whether the appellant The Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation was entitled, in the circumstances of the case, to the grant of a temporary permit for 4 months under s. 62 c of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Ltd, Raipur but the 3rd respondent did number produce buses of the required specifications for operating the service though several opportunities were given.
G. Ratnaparkhi, for the respondent No.
The 3rd respondent thereupon moved the High Court Of Madhya Pradesh on December 19, 1964 for grant of a writ of certiorari to quash the order of the Regional Transport Authority granting temporary permits to the appellant for operating the bus service.
243 of 1965.
On February 20, 1963 it was decided by the Regional Transport Authority to grant a permit for the service to the 3rd respondent Madhya Pradesh Transport Co. Pvt.
V. Gupte, Solicitor General, and 1.
Shortly thereafter the Regional Transport Authority granted a temporary permit to the appellant for a period of two months i.e. from September 29, to November 28, 1964 in respect of the aforesaid bus service.
This appeal is brought, by special leave, by the Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation against the judgment of the High Court in the writ petition.
