Summarize the following court judgment. Appeal No. 874 of 1975. Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and Order dated 5 3 75 of the Rajasthan High Court in D.B. Civil Appeal No. 18 of 1975. M.C. Bhandare	 S.M. Jain	 S.K. Jain and Mohd. Fasiuddin	 for the Appellant. P.C. Bhartari	 for Respondent No. 3. K.J. John	 for Respondent No. 4. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by GOSWAMI	 J. The appellant and the respondents 3 and 4 were the former existing stage carriage operators of Jaipur Sainthal route which was nationalised on January 25	 1973. All of them applied for the grant of non temporary stage carriage permits of Jaipur Padampura route as alterna tive route permits. The Regional Transport Authority	 Jaipur (briefly the RTA) by it 's order of July 22	 1974	 granted nontemporary permits to the appellant and respondent No. 4 and rejected the application of respondent No. 3. That led to an appeal to the State Transport AppeLlate Tribunal at Jaipur	 Rajasthan	 by respondent 460 No. 3. The notice of appeal was served upon the appellant but since he did not appear the appeal was heard ex parte and by its order dated December 17	 1974	 the State Trans port Appellate Tribunal set aside the order of the RTA and granted the permit in favour of respondent No. 3. The appellant filed a writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Rajasthan High Court and the learned single Judge by a rather long speaking order dismissed the same summarily. A further appeal by the appellant to the Division Bench met with the same fate. The High Court also refused to grant certificate to appeal to this Court. Hence this appeal by special leave. Mr. Bhandare	 the learned counsel on behalf of the appellant	 submits that the order of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal (briefly the Tribunal) is invalid inas much as the appeal was heard in the absence of a proper notice of appeal as required under the law. He draws our attention to rule 108(c) of the Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Rules. 1951	 which reads as follows : "Upon receipt of an appeal preferred in accordance with sub rule (b) the Appellate Tribunal may appoint a date	 time and place for hearing of the Appeal	 giving the State Transport Authority	 or the Regional Transport Authority	 as the case may be	 and the appellant. not less than thirty days notice thereof". Although the above rule does not contain any provision for service of notice on the respondent	 it is	 however	 implic it that a notice similar to one intended under the rule for service on the appellant must also be served on the respondent. Mr. Bhandare could not dispute the factual service of notice on the appellant in view of the Tribunal 's finding. He however	 submits that the notice which was served on the appellant did not recite the place for the hearing of the appeal although the date and time were noted therein. It is true that the Tribunal could not	 in law	 hear the appeal without intimating the respondent. about the date	 time and place for hearing of the appeal but since the appellant had received the notice from the Tribunal indicat ing the date and time for hearing of the appeal	 the omis sion in the notice to describe the place where the appeal is to be heard is not fatal enough to make the appeal proceed ing invalid before the Tribunal. The appellant	 admittedly	 is a resident of Jaipur where also the office of the Tribu nal is situated. He was also a stage carriage permit holder and not a stranger to the office of the Transport Authori ties. Besides	 although the notice of the appeal fixed the date of hearing on October 8	 1974	 the appeal was adjourned on that day to October 21	 1974 and again to November 12	 1974 and it was only on December 12	 1974 that the final hearing of the appeal took place. It is	 therefore	 clear that the appellant was duly notified about the hearing of the appeal and in view of the fact that he did not make any effort to be present during this entire period	 when the appeal was pending	 he could not be allowed to take advan tage of the mere omission of the place of hearing of the appeal in the notice. Besides	 the RTA was present as provided for under section 64(1) of the (briefly the Act) before the Tribunal to defend its own order. The submission of the appellant is	 therefore	 of no avail. 461 Mr. Bhandare next submits that the Tribunal failed to comply with section 47 of the Act and did not at all consid er the relevant matters (a) to (f) provided therein. It is well settled that in considering an application for a stage carriage permit the RTA shall have regard to the matters described in section 47. Before we go to consider about the submission of the learned counsel with reference to the order of the Tribunal it is manifest	 on the face of the order of the RTA	 that Authority	 even at the first in stance	 did not make any reference to the relevant consider ations under section 47 of the Act. The only reason given by the RTA in rejecting the application of respondent No. 3 is that "there is no other vacancy". There is nothing to show that the case of respondent No. 3 was at all considered by the RTA on merits. The Tribunal	 on the other hand	 has considered various aspects of the matter although without a reference to section 47 as such. For example	 the condition of the vehicles of the two parties was duly considered by the Tribunal. The fact that the respondent 3 had a later model of vehicle being 1965 model whereas the appellant had only a 1962 model vehicle tilted the balance in favour of the respondent No. 3. This aspect can well arise under clauses (a) and (b) of section 47. We are unable to say that the relevant considerations under section 47	 on the facts and circumstances of the grant of the particular permit	 were not kept in view by the Tribunal in considering the appeal. The Tribunal and the learned single Judge duly considered the whole matter and the Division Bench was justified in summarily rejecting the special appeal. The second submission of the learned counsel also fails. In the result the appeal is dismissed but we will make no order as to costs. P.H.P. Appeal dismissed.

The appellant and respondents No. 3 and 4 applied for the grant of nontemporary stage carriage permits. The Regional Transport Authority granted the permits to the appellant and respondent No. 4 and rejected the application of respondent No. 3. Respondent No. 3 filed an appeal to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal. The notice of appeal was served upon the appellant where the date and time were mentioned but the place was not mentioned. Since the appellant did not appear the appeal was heard ex parte. The Tribunal set aside the order of the Transport Authority and granted the permit in favour of respondent No. 3. A writ petition filed by the appellant against the order of the Tribunal was dismissed summarily by the learned Single Judge by a long speaking order. A Division Bench dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant. In an appeal by Special Leave the appellant contended: 1. The notice as required by rule 108(c) of the Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Rules	 1951 served on the appellant was not proper notice since it did not mention the place of the hearing of the appeal. The Tribunal did not consider the relevant matters as mentioned in section 47(a) to (f). HELD: 1. The omission to mention the place is not fatal. The appellant is a resident of Jaipur where also the office of the Tribunal is situated. He was a Stage Carriage permit holder and not a stranger to the Transport authorities. In fact	 hearing of the appeal was adjourned twice even after the date mentioned in the notice. [460 F] 2. The Regional Transport Authority did not make any reference to the relevant considerations under section 47 of the Act. The Tribunal on the other hand has considered various aspects of the matter as required by section 47 although without a reference to that section. The Tribunal and the learned Single Judge duly considered the whole matter and the Division Bench was justified in summarily rejecting the special appeal. [461 B D]