Supreme Court of India

State of West Bengal and Ors. v. S.K. Nurul Amin

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Reported as [2010] 7 S.C.R. 496
Bench R.V. Raveendran and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 5 July 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that . the interpretation by the High Court is without basis.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 72(1) - Interpretation of - Grant of stage carriage permit - Power of State Transport Authority to grant stage carriage permits with modification by curtailing a part of the routes applied for - Held: The State Transport Authority is not bound to grant a stage carriage permit as sought - It can refuse to grant such permit or grant permit"with such modifications as deemed fit by it - o Curtailment of a route would be a modification as contemplated under s. 72(1) - State Transport Authority is not prohibited from curtailment in regard to portion of the route

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