JUDGMENT :

1. This writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 11.7.2022 passed by the learned State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur (for brevity-’the STAT’) whereby, the Appeal No.4/2022 preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 13.6.2022 passed by the Regional Transport Officer, Alwar, declining request of the petitioner to countersign the permit No.IS/Alwar/2 route Delhi to Alwar, has been dismissed.

2. The necessary facts leading to the present writ petition are that the petitioner is a Transport Operator and was issued a permit No.IS/Alwar/2 route Delhi to Alwar via Haryana initially in the year 1944 which was renewed from time to time and was countersigned by the Transport Department, Government of Rajasthan, valid till 8.12.2008. An agreement entered amongst the States of Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi NCR and published under Section 88(5) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for brevity-’the Act of 1988’) vide Rajasthan gazette notification dated 1.12.2021, provided for countersignature by the State of Rajasthan on two permits for the Stage Carriage Buses issued by the Delhi NCR on the Delhi-Alwar via Haryana route. The subject permit i