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(a) Route permit-------   ----New conditions cannot be imposed after permit has been granted-New conditions can be imposed on renewal of permit.   (b) Route permit------   ----Renewal of permit is in fact fresh issue of permit.       ORDER   These 13 appeals Nos. 27 to 40 of 1962-63, under section 64 of the Motor Vehicles Act are against the same order of R.T A., Rawalpindi passed id their meeting held on 30-10 62. Since precisely the same questions of fact and law are involved in all of them, they were all heard together and are being disposed of by this single order.   The R.T.A., Rawalpindi had been viewing with concern the growing number of road accidents resulting in serious loss property and human lives. After detailed examination of the causes, they decided to introduce some measures which they felt would reduce these accidents. It was decided that the following steps be taken with immediate effect :-   " (a) Issuance of fleet chits attached to route permit be discontinued ;   All the transport companies in the region shall earmark the Registration Marks ofthe vehicles for each route separately equal to the number of B parts held by them relating to each specific route for regular operation and the Registration Marks of such (Principal) Vehicles shall be entered on every B part relating to that specific route. The companies shall also maintain a minimum of 25% reserve fleet for each specific route to meet breakdowns and emergencies and the reserve vehicles shall also be entered separately on each B part of each specific route, clearly indicating " Reserves " in red ink. The vehicles in reserve will only be used when the principal vehicles earmarked for that specific route becomes unroadworthy ;   The transport companies holding B parts up to four in all, shall, however, be allowed to maintain a minimum of 25% common reserve fleet which will be utilized only when the principal vehicles becomes unroadworthy ; and   (c) All principal and reserve vehicles shall be entered on part " A " of the route permit held by the company".   It is against this decision of the…