1. The petitioner in this Original Petition reminds me of the photographer without a camera. He was granted a pucca permit for a stage carriage K.L.Q. 7721 on the Alumkadavu-Paracode route. The. vehicle was seized by the Thyagaraja Financiers, Madurai on 19th December 1971 for non-payment of hire purchase instalments and the service on the above said route was continuously under default from that date. Subsequently, fresh registration certificate in respect of the vehicle was issued in favour of the hire purchase company. Even though the petitioner could not put any other vehicle on the road thereafter, he insists that his permit should be renewed for three years from 17th February 1973.

2. The petitioner was having a pucca stage carriage permit valid up to 16th February 1973 on the route Alumkadavu-Paracode in respect of the vehicle K.L. Q. 7721 owned by him. As the vehicle which was held under a hire purchase agreement with Messrs. Thyagaraja Financiers, Madurai was seized by them, the service on the route was continuously under default from 19th December 1971. After the seizure of the vehicle by the financier company, fresh registration certificate in respect of the v