IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.15063 of 2008 Date of decision: 27.8.2008 Jai Cooperative Transport Society Ltd., Abohar. -----Petitioner Vs. State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Punjab and others. -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI Present: Mr. Vinod Kataria, Advocate for the petitioner. ----- ORDER: This petition seeks quashing of order of respondent No.2 dated 11.6.2004 and order of respondent No.1 dated 22.9.2006 rejecting the application made by the petitioner for grant of permit. Apart from delay of two years in filing the petition, we find that the Regional Transport Authority held that route in question was nationalized and was an inter-State route. The route had been earlier given to State Transport Undertaking, to which effect, scheme existed in the State of Punjab as well as in the State of Rajasthan. It was also observed in the order of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal that no advertisement had been given under Rule 128 of the Punjab Motor CWP. No.15063 of 2008 Vehicles Rules, 1989 (for short, “the Rules”) without which, an application for permit could not be given. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that scheme of the State of Punjab to the extent of extra territorial operation was set aside by this Court in Sirhind Bus Service v. STC, Punjab and another 132(3) PLR 2002. The petitioner having made suo motu application, could be considered for grant of permit. We do not find any merit in the contention raised. In absence of any advertisement as provided in Rule 128 of the Rules, application of the petitioner could not be considered particularly when the route was nationalized. Even if the extent of extra-territorial operation has been set aside, the scheme to the extent of part of the route falling in the State of Punjab continues. Thus, application of the petitioner could not be considered. Dismissed. ( ADARSH KUMAR GOEL ) JUDGE August 27, 2008 ( AJAY TEWARI ) ashwani JUDGE 2