BASANT ROADWAYS versus STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL & ORS.

BASANT ROADWAYS versus STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL & ORS.

The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the interim order of the High Court and deprecated the repeated granting of temporary permits for stage carriages, emphasizing that Regional Transport Authorities must grant regular permits in accordance with law when public interest demands increased regular services.

Parties
Petitioner: Basant Roadways; Respondents: State Transport Appellate Tribunal & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
30 September 1986
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Order on Interim Petition
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Interim Orders, Temporary Permits, Stage Carriage Permits

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Parties

Basant Roadways

Petitioner

State Transport Appellate Tribunal & Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Order on Interim Petition

  1. 1 Whether the Supreme Court should interfere with an interim order of the High Court regarding stage carriage permits.
  2. 2 Whether repeated grant of temporary permits for stage carriages is proper when there is grave need for regular services in public interest.

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the interim order of the High Court and deprecated the repeated granting of temporary permits for stage carriages, emphasizing that Regional Transport Authorities must grant regular permits in accordance with law when public interest demands increased regular services.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Petition dismissed
  • Deprecation of practice of repeated temporary permits for stage carriages