IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.11881 of 2009 Date of Decision: 17.08.2009 Gagandeep Singh Petitioner Versus Presiding Officer, State Transport Appellate Tribunal and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Raj Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) This writ petition has been filed to lay challenge to an order dated 19.11.2008, vide which appeal filed by the petitioner, for grant of Stage Carriage Permit, to operate a Mini Bus, was rejected. Heard. Record reveals that the application for grant of a State Carriage Permit was declined by the competent authority vide order dated 5.5.2006. The petitioner went in appeal, which was dismissed vide the impugned order, mentioned above. Relevant portion of the order reads thus:- “There is no dispute about the fact that the mini bus permits can be granted only on the routes which have been formulated by the State Govt. A similar question had arisen before the Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana in Civil Civil Writ Petition No.11881 of 2009 Writ Petition No.2287 of 2003 filed by M/s Dugal Bus Service (Regd) Patran wherein an undertaking was given by the Government before the Hon’ble High Court for grant of mini bus permits only on those routes which have already been formulated by the State Government under Section 68(ca) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Since admittedly the route on which the appellant had applied for grant of mini bus permit has not been formulated by the State Govt., the appellant can not claim the grant of the same on this route.” This Court feels that the order passed is perfectly justified. There is nothing on record to show that route was formulated. The petitioner has only contended that other Mini Buses are running on the route in question. In appeal, it was only said that the route in question is in existence, however, nothing was brought on record to show that when it was formulated and further that any Mini Bus was operating against that route. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to move an application before the competent authority to formulate the route and then grant route permit to the petitioner to operate a Mini Bus against the route. 17.08.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2