Supreme Court of India

Harman Singh and Others v. Regional Transport. Authority, Calcutta, and Others.

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Reported as [1954] 1 S.C.R. 371
Bench Patanjali Sastm C, Mehr Chand Mahajan, S. R. Das, Ghulam Hasan and Jagannadhadas JJ.
Decided 24 November 1953

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From the headnote

Oonstitiition of India, arts. 14, 19(1)(g)-Issiiing permits to smaller taxis and fixing lower tariff for them- Whether infringes fundamental right .of existing permit holders to carry on occupation or to equal protection of the laws-Right to carry on ocwpation­ Extent of the right. Since 1940 taxis plying in the streets of Calcutta were required to be not below 22 .P. and not above 30 . P. and rule 1 79 oi the Bengal Motor Vehicles Rules as amended in 1944 fixed a minimum charge of one rupee for the first mile and 2 as. for every one-sixth of each subsequent mile. In 1952 the Regional

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