following permits were permitted to operate:-
a) The permits of S.T.Us of other States ;
b) The existing permits of small operators saved under ... 1992, the
permits of stage carriage operators operating on inter-State routes and the
permits of mini bus operators, operating on the routes lying
following permits were permitted to operate:-
a) The permits of S.T.Us of other States ;
b) The existing permits of small operators saved under ... 1992, the permits of stage carriage operators operating on
inter-State routes and the permits of mini bus operators, operating on the
routes lying
Madurai and Kumily,
some of the operators who were operating on the scheme route were permitted to
operate as per Annexure II. While the scheme ... power of the Regional
Transport Authority to grant permit or renew a permit to a small operator to
ply his stage carriage on the entire
small operator like the petitioner, as admittedly the petitioner is a small operator and is
having less than five permits.
14. Elaborating further his arguments ... treated as a small operator. Hence, the
petitioner would be eligible to make application as small operator seeking variation of
permit under Section
operators, nearly 4000, were rendered invalid. To meet this extraordinary situation, when 4000 vehicles run by small operators (each having not less than 5 permits ... small operator, which, according to the Explanation to the Section, mean any stage carriage operator holding not more than five stage carriage permits
than the State Transport
Undertakings of other States, the existing permits of small operators protected
under the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles (Special Provisions ... State Transport Undertakings of other States;
(b)the existing permits of small operators protected under the Tamil
Nadu Motor Vehicles (Special Provisions) Act, 1992 (Tamil
continue their operation. It
was, therefore, decided to undertake legislation so as to make the small bus operators to continue to operate their buses ... relating to grant of permits in certain circumstances, viz., grant a permit or renew a permit to a small operator or for a stage carriage
held that private operators other than those who were
specifically permitted to operate while approving the scheme, could not
operate their buses either ... than State Transport Undertakings of other States and the
existing permits of small operators as provided in the Tamil Nadu Motor
Vehicles ( Special Provisions
enables the Regional Transport Authority to grant a permit or renew a permit of a small operator as defined under ... small operator, which, according to the explanation to the section, means any stage carriage operator holding not more than five stage carriage permits
operators, nearly 4000, were rendered invalid. To
meet this extraordinary situation, when 4000 vehicles run by
small operators (each having not less than 5 permits ... small operator,
which, according to the explanation to the section, means
any stage carriage operator holding not more than five stage
carriage permits