SATYANARAYANA RAJU, J.

( 1 ) ). The following question has been referred to the Full Bench: "whether the State Government can authorise the Regional Transport Officer to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the State Transport Authority under Sections 48-A, 51-A and 56-A of the Motor Vehicles Act?

( 2 ) THE factes relevant for the consideration of the question may he stated: Respondents 3 and 4 are holders of two stage carriage permits on the route Gujjanagundla to Old Guntur via Stall Girls School. By their applications, dated 5/05/1956, they applied to the Regional Transport Officer, Guntur for variation of the route by extending it to Nambur Railway Station. In his proceedings, dated 22/08/1956, the Regional Transport Officer refused the applications of respondents 3 and 4 to extend the route. The two operators thereupon preferred revision petitions to the Government of Andhra. By their order dated 24/10/1956, the Government set aside the order of the Regional Transport Officer and directed him to grant the extension of the route. The propriety of the Government Order is the subject-matter of these Petitions, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution.

( 3 ) ). Abou

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