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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Supreme Court should interfere with an interim order of the High Court regarding stage carriage permits.
- 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
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