CHENNAKESAV FLEDDI, J.

( 1 ) A question of considerable general interest and frequent occurrence is raised in this writ appeal preferred by the petitioners in writ petition No. 2653 of 1982 against the order of our learned brother Choudary, J. The question is whether a Regional Transport Authority has jurisdiction to grant a contract carriage permit under Section 51 of the motor Vehicles Act 1939 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ), valid throughout the State.

( 2 ) THE facts and circumstances giving rise to the question shortly stated are these: 135 applicants applied for the grant of District-wide contract carriages in 1980 to the Regional transport Authority, Krishna District. The Regional Transport Authority by its order dated 7-3-1981 rejected all the applications on the ground that there was no need for the grant of pucca contract carriage permits. During the year 1980 again 7 applications, including the one by the first writ petitioner, were entertained by the Regional Transport Authority for the grant of statewide pucca contract carriage permits. On a consideration of the applications the Regional Transport Authority required further information relating to the mileage i

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