M. P. CHANDRAKANTARAJ, J.

( 1 ) THE brief facts necessary for disposing of this long pending writ petition are as follows : The petitioner was an existing stage carriage operator on the inter-State route Tumkur to Hindupur via Beladhara, Koratagere, Madhugiri, kodigenahally and Muddenahalli gate and back. That permit was valid for one round trip. In the year 1976 the state of Karnataka and the State of andhra Pradesh entered into an agreement as provided for in Sec. 63 (3) (A) of the MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1939, 1939, (hereinafter referred to as the Act ). In that agreement for the aforementioned route the two round trips were agreed upon between the States. In the light of that agreement coming into force between the two States, the petitioner made en application under sub-sec. (8) of Sec. 57 of the Act for variation of the conditions of his permit by increasing the number of trips i. e. , by adding one more round trip. That application is dated 8-1-1976. Similarly, some of the respondents herein also made applications for grant of a fresh permit on the same route or somewhat similar route. One of them had a different route. All the applications were clubbed together by the 2nd respon

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