GATTANI, J.—These four writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution have been filed by two sets of petitioners for getting certain order of the Joint Legal Remembrancer, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur quashed. Since the grounds raised for quashing the main order are not only common, but the same arguments have been advanced by both the parties, it shall be convenient as well as proper to decide them by one order. In order to appreciate the legal questions involved, the facts of one writ petition i.e. No. 76 of 1971 are given in details.

2. The petitioner of writ petition No. 76 of 1971 are operators on Shahpura Bijai Nagar via Gulabpura route and are plying their bus R J.E. 462 on that route. A scheme under sec. 68-C of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) was published by the General Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur in the Rajasthan Rajpatra dated 13-1-1966 in respect of Ajmer—Bhilwara and Ajmer —Bhinai routes vide Annexture P/l. In this writ petition we are concerned with Ajmer—Bhilwara route only. The petitioners route from Bijainagar to Gubalpura which is a distance of about one and half miles. The petitio

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