(1D) Save as otherwise provided in sub section (1A) of sub section (1C), no permit shall be granted or renewed during the period intervening between the date of publication, under section 68C of any scheme and the date of publication of the approved or modified scheme, in favour of any person for any class of road transport service in relation to an area or route or portion thereof covered by such scheme: Provided that where the period of operation of a permit in relation to any area, route or portion thereof specified in a scheme published under section 68C expires after such publication, such permit may be renewed for a limited peri od, but the permit so renewed shall cease to be effective on the publication of the scheme under sub section (3) of section 68D." Since the permit of the appellant and Mohd. Ashfaq was going to expire on 1st July, 1971, the appellant made an applica tion for renewal of the permit under the proviso to sub section (1D) of Section 68F and submitted the application to the Regional Transport Authority on 22nd March, 1971.