The relevant part of Section 43 (1) of the Act enacts: "43 (1) A State Government having regard to (a) the advantage 's offered to the public, trade and industry by the above development of motor transport, and (b) the desirability of co ordinating road and rail transport, and (c) the desirability of preventing the deterio ration of the road system, and (d) the desirability of preventing uneconomic competition among motor vehicles, may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, issue directions to the State Transport Authority (i) regarding the fixing of fares and freights for stage carriages, contract carriages and public carriers;" Learned Counsel for the appellant contends that the power of the Government to issue directions relating to "freights" does not include imposition of charges for carry ing postal goods as conditions permits which the Regional Transport Authority grants in exercise of its quasi judicial powers.