Law: Motor Vehicles Act (IV of 1939)

Section: 57

Motor Vehicles Act (IV of 1939),   57----Grant of new route permit---Procedure.  ORDER   Chaudhry Transport Bus Service, Appellants in this case, were plying on the Head Pallah---Chishtian--Dahranwala-Chak 30/3-R--Yateemwala Route on the basis of two temporary B Part Permits. They had applied, to the R. T. A. for the grant of permanent permits on this route. Shahid Bus Service, Respondents, had applied for five B Part Permits on the Chishtian---Dahranwala Yateemwala Route. They were not operating on any part of this route.   2. The order under appeal passed at the 7th meeting of the R. T. A. held on 15th, 16th and 17th August 1957, reads as under: "Route No. 44.-Head Pallah to Chishtian and Yateemwala via Chak No. 30/3-R.   This route had already been considered by the Authority and in accordance with the decision of the Authority Chaudhry Transport Service would now be operating two `B' part permits from Fort Abbas to Head Pallah via Yateemwala. This is an unscientific route and was cancelled by the Authority."   There is no reference to the exact item under which "this route had already been considered by the Authority." Presumably, the relevant decision is under "Route No. 33". This reads as under:-   "Route No. 33-Chishtian to Fort Abbas via Yateemwala.   Chaudhry Transport Bus Service and Shahid Bus Service, Regd., Chishtian were the only applicant companies for this route. No one appeared as objector.   Decision.   Chaudhry Transport Bus Service are the existing operators holding two `B' part permits upto Yateemwala on Head Pallah to Yateemwala route as given as serial No. 46 of the list. The scientific terminus of this route should be Fort Abbas since this is a tehsil headquarter. The route, therefore, would be Chishtian to Fort Abbas via Yateemwala as given above. The portion of the route from Head Pallah to Chishtian had been eliminated from the existing route as the Authority had already granted ample permits on that section. The Authority decided to grant two `B' part permits each to Chaudhry Transport Bus Service and Shahid Bus Service, Regd.,…