IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 5081 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 28.03.2008 Surinder Singh and another .... PETITIONERS Versus The State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr. Gulshan Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. (Oral ) The petitioners have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the order dated 6.7.2007, passed by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Punjab, Chandigarh, whereby the appeal filed by the petitioners against the order dated 29.5.2006, passed by the State Transport Commissioner, Punjab, exercising the powers of the Regional Transport Authority, Ferozepur (hereinafter referred to as `the RTA'), has been dismissed. In this case, the applications were invited for grant of two stage carriage permits with two return trips on the Amritsar-Ferozepur via Zira route. Those permits were surrendered by the Punjab Roadways. Initially, after considering the claim of the eligible applicants, the RTA, vide order dated 25.8.2004, granted one regular stage carriage permit with one return trip daily in favour of the petitioners and one in favour of Guru Kirpa CWP No. 5081 of 2008 -2- Transport Co. Regd., Mansa. Against the said order, three appeals were filed by the unsuccessful candidates, including M/s Raj Transport Pvt. Ltd., Amritsar (respondent No.3 herein). The said appeals were allowed and the grant of one permit in favour of the petitioners was set aside on the ground that they were in arrear of taxes and the matter was remanded to the RTA for re-consideration of the matter. Thereafter, after considering the claim of various applicants, the aforesaid two permits were granted to M/s Guru Kirpa Transport Co. Regd., Mansa and M/s Raj Transport Pvt. Ltd., Amritsar. Against the said order, the petitioners filed an appeal, which has been dismissed. We have heard counsel for the petitioners and gone through the impugned order. Both the authorities, after taking into account the inter-se merits of all the eligible applicants and considering the good experience of M/s Guru Kirpa Transport Co. Regd., Mansa and M/s Raj Transport Pvt. Ltd., Amritsar, respondent No.3 herein, granted them one permit each. Admittedly, till date, the petitioners are defaulters. We do not find any ground to interfere in the impugned order, in exercise of the writ jurisdiction of this Court. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE March 28, 2008 ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG ) ndj JUDGE