Honble A.K. MATHUR, J.—This writ petition and the Writ petitions mentioned in the Schedule A appended to this order are disposed of by this common order as they involve similar question of law.

2. For the convenient disposal of all these writ petitions, the facts given in Chand Mal Vs. State Transport Appellate Tribunal Rajasthan are taken into consideration.

3. The petitioner is an existing operator of Nimbahera-Bhadsora route on which he holds a non-temporary stage carriage permit valid upto 27. 5 .1995 under which he is plying his vehicle and in providing services on the said route on the strength of the above permit. The petitioner before the grant of the above permit under the orders of the Regional Transport Authority, Udaipur Region, Udaipur dated 24.5.1990 submitted an application for grant of a non-temporary stage carriage permit on his vehicle RSY 6417 of 1973 model. The Regional Transport Authority, Udaipur vide his order dated 6.10.1989 granted one non-temporary stage carriage permit to the petitioner. However, while granting the permit, the R.T.A. attached a premptory condition directing the petitioner to replace his vehicle RSY 6417 of 1973 model by a vehicle of the pre

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