IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9659 of 2008 SHIVDAHIN PRASAD SON OF LATE MEWA SAH AT CHANDPUR BELA, DOPULWA, P.S. JAKKANPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE SOUTH BIHAR REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PATNA THROUGH JOINT COMMISSIONER- CUM-SECRETARY. 4. THE CHAIRMAN, SOUTH BIHAR REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PATNA. ----------- 2 22/04/2010 Petitioner happens to be one of the persons affected by the decision of South Bihar Regional Transport Authority by virtue of which the Regional Transport Authority has cancelled the road permit of those persons whose vehicle were more than 15 years old. Almost 25 persons were affected by such decision and many writs came to be filed before this Court, one such writ application being C.W.J.C. No. 7000 of 2008 where as many as five petitioners approached this Court challenging the said decision has been allowed by this Court. The order in question is dated 25.11.2008. Identical questions were urged at the Bar and considered and the Court came to a considered opinion that - 2 - the decision of the Regional Transport Authority restricting the life of vehicles to be used under any road permit to 15 years cannot be sustained in law and ought to be set aside. Order was, accordingly, set aside. Case of the present petitioner being identical and covered by said decision, this writ application is allowed. Order cancelling permit of this petitioner is set aside. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)