Petitioner challenges the conditions in Ext.P-1 order issued by the Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram. The offensive conditions, according to him, are that he should not curtail any portion of the route or apply for another route curtailing/ varying any portion of the route already granted and that the permit would stand automatically cancelled as and when the vehicle causes an accident. Contention of the petitioner is that the Regional Transport Authority (first respondent) has no jurisdiction to impose such conditions.

2. The short question that arises for consideration is whether the first respondent is vested with jurisdiction to impose the aforesaid conditions.

3. Section 84 of the Motor Vehicles Act enumerates the general conditions attaching to all permits. S.84 empowers the transport authority, which granted a permit to cancel or suspend it for particular periods as it thinks fit on conditions enumerated thereunder. S.71 provides for the procedure of the Regional Transport Authority in considering the applications for stage carriage permit. S.72 provides that subject to the provisions of S.71 a Regional Transport Authority may, on an application made to it