B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioners in the instant writ petitior challenge Memo No. 20081/a1/99 dated 16-10-1999 issued by the first respondent herein directing the petitioners to stop plying of the operation of the vehicles on the inter-state route (1) Yanam to Rajahmundry and (2) Yanam to jaganniakpuram.

( 2 ) BEFORE adverting to the question as to the validity of the impugned Memo the facts, in some what detail, may have to be noticed: The petitioners are the transport operators. They have applied for grant of inter-state permits on the routes (1) Yanam to Rajahmundry and (2) Yanam to jagannaiakapuram. The State Transport authority, Pondicherry, vide proceedings no. TD/pp/1/40/94, dated 31-10-1994 granted stage carriage permits for a period of five years. However, the Secretary, State transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh, refused to countersign the permits so granted by the State Transport Authority, pondicherry and informed the State transport Authority, Pondicherry that the routes in question are covered by the approved schemes of the Andhra Pradesh state Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and the conditions of the permit do not permit granting fresh permits in favour

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