K.A. Abdul Gafoor, J.

These three Original Petitions are filed by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the 'Corporation'.

2. The challenge by the Corporation is against the order of the State Transport Authority, Kerala granting permits/counter-signature in favour of the contesting respondents to operate contract carriages in interstate route covering nationalised routes in Kerala State and the common judgment of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Ernakulam (Ext. P5 in O.P. 4679 of 1994) confirming the order of the State Transport Authority.

3. The contesting respondents applied for grant of permits/ counter signature of the permits granted by other State Transport Authority. Those were objected to before the S.T.A. by the K.S.R.T.C. as is seen from Ext. P4 in O.P. 4679 of 1994, on the ground that contract carriage permit cannot be granted on a particular route. The contention was not accepted by the State Transport Authority. Accordingly, the State Transport Authority either granted the permit or affixed the counter-signature. This gave rise to several revisions by the Corporation before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal. The T