( 1 ) THE petitioner is carrying on the business of plying stage carriages on various routes under permits issued by the appropriate authorities under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, hereinafter called the Act. One such permit issued by the State Transport Authority, Madras, and countersigned by the Mysore State Transport Authority (Respondent-2) was on operate a stage carriage service on the route 'salem to Bangalore, via Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Hosur. The said permit was due to expire on 31st December, 1967. The petitioner having applied for its renewal, pending disposal of the said application, the madras State Transport Authority granted on 18th December 1967 a temporary permit to the petitioner for a period of four months, valid from 1st January, 1968 to 30th April, 1968. Respondent-2 to whom the petitioner had applied for counter-signature granted counter-signature on the said temporary permit only for the period from 1st January, 1968 till 15th January, 1968. On 30th December, 1967, the Secretary to the Transport Commissioner, Madras withdrew the temporary permit. Against the said order, petitioner preferred Writ Petn. No. 89 of 1968 in the high Court of