Ranawat, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Badridass Kanhaiyalal, a registered firm and Shri Mahmood Khan, Motor Contractor of Tonk against the Appellate Tribunal of the State Transport Authority, Rajasthan, the Regional Transport Authority, Jaipur and three others for writs of certiorari and prohibition quashing the orders of respondents No. 1 and 2 dated 29-91958, and 5 and 6-5-1951 respectively and restraining them from issuing further permits to respondents Nos. 3 to 5 on Tonk-Sawai Madhopur route.

( 2 ) THE allegations of the petitioners are that they hold three stage carriage permits for plying buses on Tonk-Sawai Madhopur route and that the traffic on the said route is meagre and one only out of the three vehicles of the petitioners is used to meet the requirements of the traffic and the Collector and the Superintendent of Police, Tonk, after holding enquiries regarding the condition of the traffic on the route, came to the conclusion that the traffic was meagre and there was no Justification for increase in the number of vehicles on the route. It was further alleged that some persons applied for grant of stage carriage p