KAN SINGH, J.—By this writ petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution the three petitioners seek to challenge the order of the State Transport Authority Rajasthan, Jaipur dated 14.9.64 (Ex. 13 on the record), by which the State Transport Authority declined to interfere with an order of the Regional Transport Authority, Jaipur dated 7/8.3.63 (Ex-1 on the record) on the ground that the petitioners having not availed of the remedy of an appeal could not file the revision application.

2. The three petitioners were holders of stage carriage on Mandawar-Hin-daun route, Karauli-Sir-Mathura route and Karauli-Gangapur route respectively. Non-petitioners Nos. 3 to 24 were permit holders on the Jaipur Karauli route. Their permits were affected by a scheme of nationalisation over the Jaipur Bharat-pur route which was published in the Rajasthan Gazette of 14.12.60. The scheme, however, could not be enforced immediately as the same was under challenge, first before this Court and then before the Supreme Court at the instance of the operators of that route. Eventually with the disposal of the writ petitions and the appeal before the Supreme Court the scheme came into force from 17.4.62. Some of t

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