JUDGMENT

These are five Civil Appeals by Special Leave against identical orders of a learned single Judge of the Madras High Court.

2. In relation to Civil Appeal No. 937 of 1980 the Regional Transport Authority, out of two permits, granted one permit on the route Salem to Poolambadi to the appellant State Transport Undertaking and the other to the first respondent, Safe Service Ltd. In Civil Appeal No. 938 of 1980 there was only one permit for the route Salem to Pallipatti which was granted to the State Transport Undertaking. In other words, it was denied to the second respondent, R.P. David. In Civil Appeal No. 939 of 1980, on the route Salem to Poolambadi, out of two permits, one permit was granted to the State Transport Undertaking and the other to another private operator, Suganeswara Motor Service denying the permit to R. P. David-respondent herein. In Civil Appeal No. 940 of 1980, on the route Salem to Erode, the objection of the State Transport Undertaking on the renewal sought by Parsuraman Pillai-respondent was sustained and the permit was granted to the State Transport Undertaking, leaving the private operator aggrieved. In Civil A peal No.941 of 1980, on the route Salem