1. - On December 31, 1973 ten States and Union Administration of Northern Zone in India, namely Bihar, Harayana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Utter Pradesh, West Bengal, Chandigarh and Delhi arrived at an inter-state agreement in respect of conveying long distance goods traffic. The aforesaid reciprocal agreement between the ten States of Northern Zone was published in the Rajasthan Gazette dated February 25, 1974 under sub-section 3 B) of Section 63 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') and came into force with effect from January 1, 1974. According to this agreement 200 public carrier vehicles of Rajasthan were to be allowed composite permits by competent Transport Authorities in the State, which would be valid on all national and State highways chosen for operation of such permits. The competent Transport Authority was also authorised to issue to each such permit holder an authorisation to ply his public carrier vehicle in the other States, which were signatories to the inter-state agreement. The Director of Transport, Rajasthan by his letter dated April 30, 1974/May 9, 1974 informed all the Regional Transport Au