VIKRAM SHITOLE AND ANR. versus THE M.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ORS.

VIKRAM SHITOLE AND ANR. versus THE M.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ORS.

After a route is notified under Section 68D(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, only the State Road Transport Corporation is entitled to ply stage carriages exclusively on the notified route. Any scheme, such as the self-employment scheme allowing private operators, is contrary to the statutory scheme and therefore illegal.

Parties
Appellants: Vikram Shitole and Anr.; Respondents: The M.P. State Road Transport Corporation and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
11 December 1996
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Decision on Appeal by Special Leave From the Judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
Permits for Stage Carriages on Notified Routes, Self Employment Schemes Under Transport Law
Transport Law Permits for Stage Carriages on Notified Routes Self Employment Schemes Under Transport Law

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Parties

Vikram Shitole and Anr.

Appellants

The M.P. State Road Transport Corporation and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Decision on Appeal by Special Leave From the Judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether private operators can ply stage carriages on a notified route under a 'self-employment scheme' after notification under Section 68D(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939

Ratio Decidendi

After a route is notified under Section 68D(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, only the State Road Transport Corporation is entitled to ply stage carriages exclusively on the notified route. Any scheme, such as the self-employment scheme allowing private operators, is contrary to the statutory scheme and therefore illegal.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed. No costs.