Supreme Court of India

Jagjit Bus Service (regd.) Amritsar, through its Managing Partner Shri Jagjit Singh, Son of Shri Kartar Singh, Resident of Sharifpura, Amritsar (punjab) v. State Transport Commissioner, Punjab and Anr.

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Reported as [1987] 3 S.C.R. 661
Bench E.S. Venkataramiah and K.N. Singh JJ.
Decided 27 July 1987

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the entire policy followed by the State Government and the 1st Respondent is contrary to the general scheme of the Act.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1939-Issue of Stage Ca"iage Permits- Statutory Authorities should discharge duties imposed on them by the c Act by giving primary consideration to public interest and also to funda­ mental rights of citizens to carry motor transport business in accordance with law. The appellant, a stage carriage operator, applied for renewal of a permit to ply his bus on a particnlar route but was granted only a temporary permit to do so. Thereafter he applied for issue of a regular permit, but once again, action was initiated for issue of a temporary permit only. Aggrieved by this

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