Judgment

GROVER, J. :- These appeals have been brought by special leave from a judgment of the Mysore High Court.

2. The facts briefly are that in August 1964, the States of Mysore and Andhra Pradesh entered into a reciprocal agreement to introduce stage carriage service on the inter-State route from Bellary in Mysore State to Manthralaya in Andhra Pradesh via Chintakunta. In August 1965, the Regional Transport Authority, Bellary, called for applications for the grant of stage carriage permit for the aforesaid route. The appellant, respondents 7 and 8 and several others filed applications for the grant of a permit. After complying with the necessary formalities required under the relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, hereinafter called the Act , the Regional Transport Authority granted permits to the appellant and respondent No. 7 for one trip each day at its meeting held in August, 1966. By the time the Regional Transport Authority had issued the notification calling for the applications the scheme had been approved by the Government of Mysore under Section 68-D of the Act. Under this scheme which was popularly known as the Bellary Scheme and which came into force w