C.K. THAKKER, J.- ALL THESE APPEALS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE DIVISION BENCH OF THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN IN DB CIVIL SPECIAL APPEAL NO. 662 OF 2001 AND COGNATE MATTERS BY WHICH THE DIVISION BENCH DISMISSED ALL APPEALS AND CONFIRMED THE COMMON ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN VARIOUS WRIT PETITIONS.

2. THE LITIGATION HAS A CHEQUERED HISTORY. BY A RECIPROCAL TRANSPORT AGREEMENT DATED 5/8-2-1968 (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE 1968 AGREEMENT") ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND THE STATE OF HARYANA, HANUMANGARH - DABBWALI VIA SANGARIA INTER-STATE ROUTE OPENED TO TRAFFIC WITH A VIEW TO ENCOURAGE MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTES AND TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THEIR OPERATION. THE AGREEMENT STIPULATED THAT FOUR RETURN TRIPS AND EIGHT SINGLE SERVICES WILL BE ALLOWED TO BUSES BELONGING TO THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND 13 PERMITS WILL BE GRANTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID AGREEMENT, THE RAJASTHAN STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ("RSRTC" FOR SHORT) WAS GRANTED 13 STAGE CARRIAGE PERMITS. ON 29-2-1996, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, BIKANER ("RTA" FOR SHORT) GRANTED ADDITIONAL STAGE CARRIAGE PERMITS TO PRIVATE VEHICLE OPERATORS INC