( 1 ) THE petitioner herein is plying his stage carriage bus in the inter-State route - Parlakhemundi to Berhampur (via) Vasundhara, Meliaputti, Chapara, pattupuram, Garabanda, Gopili and Mandasa, under the stage Carriage permit which was granted by the Transport Authority, Orissa. It is further stated by the petitioner that the State Transport Authority, Orissa has also granted one temporary permit in favour of the 4th respondent herein to ply his bus on the route Sherango to Bhimapur (via) Parlakhemundi, Vasundhara, meliaputti, Chapara, Pattapuram, Garabanda and Goppili. The said permit is valid from 8-1-97 to 6-5-1997. It is the submission of the petitioner that the said route of the 4th respondent overlaps the notified routes in G. O. Ms. No. 1159 dated 9-11-1987 for a distance of about 25 Kms. and G. O. Ms. No. 584 dated 30-12-1978 by about 12. 5 Kms. It is, therefore, submitted that the same is prohibited as the overlapping is more than 8 Kms. in the said schemes. The grievance of the petitioner that prompted him to file this writ petition is that there is a common sector of 32 Kms. in between the petitioner s route and the route on which the 4th respondent