CHANDRAKANTHARAJ, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner is an operator of a stage carriage service on the route bangalore to Krishnagiri Via Kolar Gold fields, Kamasamudra, Dcdda Pannandahalli kanamanahalli and Kundarlapalli. He is aggrieved by the grant of counter signature to a tempoary permit issued by the State Transport Authority of Tamil nadu to the Managing Director of Anna transport Corporation-2nd respondent herein by the Secretary-Karnataka State transport Authority. The said temporary permit is granted on the route Krishnagiri to Kolar Gold Fields Via Kundalapalli, vepanapalli, Kothakrishnapalh, Kanamanapalli, bheeganapalli, Kamasamudra and Keeleri. The said route of the 2nd respondent over-laps considerable portion of the route of the petitioner and herefore he feels affected and aggrieved. He has challenged the grant of counter signature on the ground that the State transport Authority has not followed the procedure prescribed under Sec. 63 of the Mator Vehicles Act, 1939, (hereinafter referred to as the Act) for granting counter-signature to a parmit. Specifically, his contention is that grant of counter signature should nece sarily follow the p-ocadure laid down in sub-sees. (2) t

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