RAJASEKHARA MURTHY, J.

( 1 ) PETITIONER is a resident of Goa and was operating a stage carriage under a permit issued by the transport Authority of Goa Administration on the inter-state route between Sadashivagad in karnataka and Marmagao in Goa. The petitioner was operating on this inter-state route for over 18 years prior to the date of filing of this Writ Petition. A part of the route that lies in Karnataka state is about 8 Kms. from the State border of Goa upto Sadashivagad.

( 2 ) THE said permit had been countersigned by the Transport Authority of Karnataka up to 14-6-76 after the merger of the Portugese Territory with India. By virtue of an arrangement entered into between the two Governments, the petitioner was exempted from payment of tax to the State of Karnataka.

( 3 ) WHILE the petitioner continued to operate on the said inter-state route, it was noticed by the secretary of the Karnataka State Transport Authority that the petitioner had operated on the route without obtaining the counter-signature of the State Transport Authority between 14-6-76 and 11-6-1981. His request for counter-signing the permit from 11-6-1981 onwards was therefore withheld since he was found o

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