JUDGMENT

Shah, J.-Leave granted.

2. These cases reveal how the persons who got benefit of permit raj are trying to avoid competition despite the liberalised policy introduced by the Parliament under Section 80 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. In our view, the question involved is concluded by the decision rendered by this Court in Jagdip Singh etc. vs. Jagir Chand and Anr. etc. [(2001) 8 SCC 437]. However, to avoid the competition and to have privilege of running mini-buses, operators who were having permits are trying to create all hurdles. As such, State Transport Undertaking as well as the State has no objection with regard to grant of permits to the appellants.

3. This would be clear from the facts of one of the appeals. For the sake of convenience, we would refer to the facts of Civil Appeals arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 18207-18209 of 2001 (Subhash Chander s case). Appellant Nos. 1 and 2 preferred applications before the State Transport Commissioner, Punjab for grant of mini-bus permits at Dasuya - Jalalpur via Miani route under the liberalised scheme introduced by Section 80 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. That application was rejected on 10th September, 1996. Against tha