1. This is an application under Arts. 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner which is a registered Co-operative Society under the Bihar and Orissa Co-operative Societies Act, 1935 for quashing the orders contained in Annexures-5 and 6 and for a direction to respondents Nos. 1 and 2 to grant permanent timing to it in respect of a permanent stage carriage for which permit for five years on Ranchi Murisemar via Kuru Tori, Latehar, Daltonganj, Fandwamore, Garhwa and Nagar was granted by the chotanagpur Regional Transport Authority, Ranchi at its meeting held on 23rd/24th February, 1972.

2. It appears that the petitioner, in order to ply the stage carriage proposed some timings and a provisional timing chart was issued to it by the secretary, South Chotanagpur Regional Transport Authority, Ranchi (respondent No. 2) on 26th April, 1972 (vide Annexure-2). Subsequently, however, that timing chart was modified and another provisional timing (vide Annexure-3) was issued by the same authority on 26th August, 1972. The timing allowed to the petitioner (vide Annexure-3) was, later on, set aside by the chairman, State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Bihar, Patna on 16th