Shiv Shanker Dixit vs Secretary Regional Transport ... on 15 December, 1989
In Sudbit Sharma v. State Transport Appellate Tribunal and Ors. this Court held that application for longer route include permit for shorter route also in the present case the Corporation has expressly applied against the vacancies of shorter notified route also. The permit so granted to the Corporation for the longer notified route can be treated permit on shorter route, entitling the Corporation to ply their vehicles on shorter route. In this view of the matter there is no vacancy as alleged by the petitioner on the shorter route and on the grant of permits to the Corporation on the route in question the temporary permit granted to the petitioner ceases to be effective.