IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 1204 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Sunil S. Jadhav & another. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2568 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Narayan Tatyaba Jadhav & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2569 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Ajij Nabilal Shikalgar & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2570 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Shial Shivgonda Patil & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2571 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Shankar Vasant Jadhav & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2572 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Ashok Sadashiv Mali & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2573 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Babu Jainuddin Tamboli & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2574 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Santosh Pralhad Magar & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2575 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Pramod Vasant Jadhav & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2576 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Parshuram C. Rathod & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2577 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Shivaji C. Rathod & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2578 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Nitin Yashwant Kate & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2579 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Dipak Vilas Phadtare & Anr ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2580 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Rajendra N. Jadhav & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2581 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Kiran Rajaram Shinde & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2582 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Rajendra S. Sankpal & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2583 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Ashok G. Jadhav & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2584 0F 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Pabhakar Namdeo Gadhe & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2585 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Nitin Vasant Bhosale & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2586 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Bapu Dnyandev Jadhav & Anr. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2587 OF 1999 The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Satara & others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Jalinder Dnyandev Jadhav & Anr.... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2983 OF 1999 The Regional Transport Authority & another. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Rangrej Haroon Gafoor. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2984 OF 1999 The Regional Transport Authority and another. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Ashok Murlidhar Abhang. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4222 OF 1999 The Regional Transport Authority ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Sanjay Baburao Shinde. ... Respondent. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6946 OF 1999 The Regional Transport Authority and others. ... Petitioner. V/s. Shri Deepak Gopal Naregalkar. ... Respondents. R.M.Patne and A.I.Patel, AGP petitioners. None for the respondents. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 24th July 2008. DATED: 24th July 2008. DATED: 24th July 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned A.G.P. for the petitioners. None for the respondents. 2. All these petitions clubbed together are directed against the common order dated 19th November, 1998 passed in Appeal Nos.307/1998 to 321/1998 by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Maharashtra State, Mumbai whereby the orders dated 12th August, 1998 passed by the Deputy Regional Transport Officer were set aside and he was directed to issue necessary contract carriage permits to all the appellants therein. 3. The impugned order was passed somewhere in the year 1998, i.e. almost 9 years before. Thus, more than 9 years have passed. Nobody is appearing on behalf of the respondents. Learned A.G.P. has no instructions. It is not possible to find out as to whether or not cause of action for these petitions does survive. 4. On the above canvas, having gone through the impugned order, it appears that the order dated 12th August, 1998 is not a speaking order. It was passed on the basis of policy of the Regional Transport Authority not to grant permit for the vehicle-make-Matador. 5. The learned A.G.P., appearing for the petitioners, is not in a position to state prevailing policy of the State as on date. Since the order impugned in the appeal is a non-speaking order it was passed in breach of principles of natural justice. It was expected on the part of the appellate authority to remit the proceedings back to the Regional Transport Authority for consideration afresh, having not done so, impugned order is unsustainable. 6. In the above view of the matter, the impugned order is quashed and set aside and proceedings are remitted back to the Regional Transport Authority, Satara to consider the applications afresh in the light of the prevailing policy of the State. The remanded proceedings should be decided early as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of this order. 7. All the petitions stand disposed of in terms of this order with no order as to costs. (V.C.DAGA, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.)