1. The petitioner questions the validity of four temporary permits issued by the 1st respondent (Secretary, Regional Transport Board, Quilon) to the 2nd respondent (Director, State Transport, Department, Trivandrum) under S.62 (c) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, Two of the permits are in respect of the route, Chenganoore-Alleppy, and the other two are in respect of the route, Thiruvella-Alleppy.

2. The circumstances under which the four temporary permits were issued to the 2nd respondent are detailed by him as follows in his affidavit dated the 23rd October 1957:

"The Revenue District of Alleppey started functioning as from 17-8-1957 under Notification No. B. 2 -1670/57/RD dated 13-8-1957. The Taluks of Thiruvella and Chengannoore among others which originally formed part of the District of Quilon were included in the Alleppey District as underline aforesaid notification. There was, in consequence, a large demand from the public of these Taluks that direct transport facilities be afforded to them so as to enable them to get to the headquarters of the District for transacting various businesses. There was no through bus services connecting Alleppey on the one side and Che