Honble TATIA, J.–Heard learned counsel for the parties.

(2). The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner submitted an application for grant of inter-regional permit under Section 70(1) read with Section 80 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ``the Act of 1988) on 11.9.2002 for the route between Loonkaransar and Karansar. At that time, no route was opened by the State Government from Loonkaransar to Karansar for which the petitioner sought permit by his application dated 10.10.2002. However, the District Transport Officer, Bikaner proposed for opening of the same route Loonkaransar to karansar vide his proposal dated 19.2.2002, therefore, the application of the petitioner for the route was after the proposal sent by the District Transport Officer for opening the said route. The State Government opened the route vide notification dated 28.9.2002. The petitioners application though filed before opening of the route was considered by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) and permit was granted to the petitioner for the said route on 31.12.2003. The respondent No. 4 Sawai Singh preferred a revision petition before the State Transport Appellate Authority (STAT) against the

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