^'^y ^^-••" "^:":. ' ~. ^y^^"''''1^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1^^^^^"^ IN_THE azey eoirar;OF eHHA'ri'issARH AT BIIASPUR w£^-p2£i£^22-Se^J-?.^2L^2^ • : Kr-lsbaa Kumar Arvlnd Kumar <»f ®'-•->0'*; Ttor©ugh : Kri.shna Kuniar sano {.^i"€.^y .. . -^ 1 .^<-SL*^ STl^i a •{-atn/il^-i /*1ll^-si^^' % ..irin-.f.Tn 1 ••nA.^t.t Khajanchr Ctiand Agrawal, .resident ©fAnb.i.k.apur. V E R S U S : l, State Tr.anqpert Appellate Tribunal.MatA MaBal, GwalJ.ar (MPJ)^ Z.'R.ToA.. BllaSpUF (CG). ," 3. Banesh Kumar Agrawal 5/» Om PrakashAgrawal, i R/» Main Read, takhanpur',: SaBgugli (C.G.). . ,: : II liffl liiil WKiET PETITION UNDBR: ARTICI.E 226 OP THE ©3NSTI'mT£oS Q^INBIA': ' • ' '" ' • .''-":-• :. ! ' : •'• " 1 ' ' •O} ,<^:JK1 XI-HC-22 an^T^iT P;-ti?t> Sf^S $l7H yf?a '3^'^iraRPT, a-nl^i'Ko, i°«-ii'yli< 3n^?r 'q?ro .. .£-... .^...1.7 WHCtl t()NI<*i [cKi^I' air^T ?^<fW<; •tififl 11-3-2002 Shri Sudhir Rawat, Shri Sanjay K, Agrawall respondents Nb. 1 and 2. Shri S.K. Sinha, Sr. A{ Advocate £or respondent No. Heard. The petitioner by this order passed by tbe State I dated 21-6-2001 passed in r\ for quashing the order o£ in respect o.E grant o£ regu: A^vocare -£or the petitioner. Dy. ^/Advocate Osneral for the p.vocate with Ku. Pratha Gosal, 15. on,tbe route Amb&kapur to K Learned counsel £or ihi there is no notification Motor Vehicles Act as amend; earned counsel £or th^ so far as this petition is to sJaow that the petitiQner not taken this objection Smt. Devi Prabha 3-ngh. Dei( any petition. Shri Sinba a: regarding notification was )|i <tit<)?<*t*lii Hi*i<;'if'^ fs^ <r^^i< ^SlPOTCT^I tl|ie utider petition has challenged the .'ransport Appellate Tribunal ^vision No. 515/2002 and prays R.T.A., Bilaspur^dated 15-6-2000 -ar permit to the respondent No. 5 ^shma via Udaypur and Kedma. petitioner submitted that S^ction 68(5)(Q-a) o£ the ^d in 1994. respondent pointed out that toncerned, Annexure P-1 goes IKrishna Kumar Arvind Kumar has the objection was taken by jri Prabha Singh has not filed .so submitted that this pffiint ijiot specifically raised before atd [^^g^ XI-HC-22 's^t •^Wlcl^, ®^«-ie,i<t<"ii«y 3nip?r "qg^ W.P. No. 1757/2001 •M a» Wlictl sb*ll<*> ' fa*<{81" 311^51'?;! ^qiifh <i"0^?l tilsa Stl*l 3)1^51 ?%pl^: •^I^d 4tl^<*t^ll fimv^^ fe^ <(<it$i< ^S ^f^tffl 011^1 peti'ti^ner takfen the R.T.A. Counsel £or the S.T.A.T., objectton was portion of tbe order Annexuf Liearned Sr. Advocate at General appearing £or the r| question is covered by a de{: reported in 2001(3) M.P.H.T| Transport Appellate Tribun^l Paras 12, 13, 1^ and 1$ relevant and quoted below :+ submitted that before the and he read the relevant e B-3. well as learned Dy. Advocate spondents submitted -that the ision o£ High Court of M.P. 549 (M.P.S.R.'I.C. -v- State ., Gwalior and others.) o£ the said judgmerit are "12. Section 68 refers] Sub-section (1) o£ Seci State Govermment shall official Gaze.tte, cons1 TranSEtort Transport Aul discharge fhe powers Sub-section (5), and Regional Transport Aut^ discharge through out speciiied in the notif: Regional Transport 15. Thus, i£ a notifii the State Government to State Transport Transport ,Authorlit;x_.tli.i |to the Transport Authorities ;ion 68 provides that the by notification in the •itute jEor the State a State ttaority to exercise and a4id functions specified in s^all in like manner .constitute ^orityes to exercise and ^uch areas as may be .cation in respect o.f each Aut^ority. ^ation has been issued by for exercising its powers Aitthority or Regisnal Lta..lietth.:..tlie-AuthQrit.i£s,^. [T»^A XI-HC-22 TS? -^1<41<'1<<, «Talu*l<«,iqciwy an^r xraq? W.P. No. 1757/2001 lltCTI •g^qjq;———•——-————-—-'^^ 200 ' (cldtjiST'"" 3)1^1'^! f<;-fi.<*i sn^T 9oH\<^ ttlsa sii^i TOIIW ^ifer ctiI<l!<CT^1 tll*I<?if'^ Is^ <f^$l< ^?3lpOT3Ilt?[ can perform the functj sub-section (5) o£ S^! From the combined rea| Section (3) o.f S ctio| tiie power -Eor lormulai vested by virtue o£ tj Government under Sectl Transport Authority aj Authority. Therefore| petitioner that the r] by State Government q Sub-sec-tion (3) o£ Se| with SgCtion 68(1) of| reading of sub-sectio| is amply elear that t] by every Regional Tr| throughout their regi] appointed and State Tj formulate tbe rutes t| Therefore, power to region vests with the| Authority and within | the State Transport 14. Sub-section (3) cannot be read is^tdx i| of tbe Act. Sub-sectl provides that the Sta| notification in the 0| for tbe State a Stat^ to exercise and discb! +5- .ons mentioned in btion 68 of the Act. ^iing o£ Section 68(1) with sub- |a 68, it ia .apparent that tion o£ route has been he notification o.f the l.on 68 (1) witb State (id Regional Transport the contention o£ the |3Ute can only be .EormuTated ^nnot be accepted, as btion 68 has to be read the Act. On bare : . |a(1) o£ S ction 68 it be route can be framed |insport Authori-ty pn £or which they are •ansport Authority ean {irought the State. tformulate route witbin the Regional Transport the State it vests with j&uthority. tsl Seotion 68 o£ -the Act (adependently of Section 68(1) |i.on (1) of SeCtion 68 ;e Gbvernment shall, by Iflicial Gazette, constitute Transport Autbority ^rg e the powers and [^•^g^ ' -F XI-HC-22 'S^i'^tpfKPf, afll+f'ie, fawiuy 3n^?r 'q?ra? ;.P. tto 1757/2001 "g^ 200 ^ *<1*ICTI sb1t<*i IN^r 3ll§RT?ff l^-)i<* sn^f S»]t|i<tl^lfl^t sii^F^giw^ifro 4- ^^rfyflt''T 'RFRl¥^ 'fet^' ^i^K ^; aipgii gn^T functions specified in| and shall iu like amal Regionak X Transporf A] exercise and dischargel as may be speci-fied in| respect of each Regio| the powers and func'tio| this Chapter or> such Aj any act done under SpC] powers conferred by tb| theState Iransport Auj Iransport Autbority. sub-section (3) o£ Sec| sub-section (3) o£ Sec| ('c-a) provides that th| formulate routes £or p] Reading this provisior^ Section 68(1) the Statl to con.fer tbe powers .functions upon the au| Transport Authority or| Authority. Thus, quest| the route by tbe Goveri foraulation of route.b' coruEerred with the pow| nment. If the StateGo^ powers to the Authorit exerciaed by the Autho to be per±ormed by the 15. Even other»ise, £. sub-section (3)» iner constitute ithorities to throughout sfaeh.SaBSss the notification in aa Transport Authority; is conferred by or under ithorities. Tberefore, bion 68(5) is under tbe 3 State Government upon :hority or Regional 3ub-clause (c-a) of bion 68 is part o£ bion 6®.Sub-eisiase-i 3 Government should Lying stage carriages. in consonance witb a Governaent is empowered Cor discharging its chorities, naaely, State Regional Transport Lon o.f formulating rnent would mean tbe { the Authorities srs by the State Gover- /ernaent has delegated Les then the powers rities shall be deemed Sfcate Government. rom the otiject of ameadment [4t^fe^ XI-KC-22 •g^W(Bt?p[,-«flltl*re,feti^y sit^t^r ft'fi.ih: 31li% ^•tftft ^fiei L^ (:., ,i-L- ^a-tAak/- Wi.P. No. 3t& 1757/2001 *ti*wii AHK»'""'""""""'""""" """"'Wt. 200 <K^I e^l^< ^t(^ chl^td^i NM<^f^ is^ <fa(^$R ^•Sl^iPTsri^ of Act NQ. .54 of 1994 that the Act is amende tor liberal^isati.on of hurdle fortgrarrt; of st Considering the intent Auending Act it is cle "State &overnmentn usei mean the Authority con|ferred with the ppwers toexercise tfae powers Lt is apparently ciear 1 with an intention ^cheme and remo'ving fhe &ge carriage permtts. Lon and the object of ar that the work 1 in clause 3(c-a) would o.E the State Goverrment." In viewofthe judgaen|; of the M.P. High Goyrt as reproduced hereljnabove, the| question has already been (leld that question of .Eoraulating would mean the formula'tion con£erred witb the powers by ^ State Gtyeeranent has delegated ^s then the powers exerci sed hy ^med to be performed. .by the deterained and it has been the route by tbe Goverrment d£ route by the ;Autborities -bhte State GoveFBflent. If.th its powers to the Authoriti the authorities ^shall be de. State Goveriiement. Having considerdd the case, maferisi ourecord an{l in view of what has been stated hereinabove. tn -the •(80% interferencejliasfeeen mj jurisdiG'tion under Article The pet.i.tion fails and| Cacts and circumstances o.f the ^pinion of fhis Courb, no jcase warran. ^de out in exerci.se of extjraordinai'y 226,of;the eo.nstitution Qf India. 1s dismissed. ^ LV Sd/- Fakhruddin Judge __L ^ isa