Order. - These are seven applns. for writs of mandamus and prohibition under Art. 226, Const, Ind. The appcts. are: (1) Messrs. Baghat Transport Service Ltd., Solan, through Sardar Dalip Singh, its director, (2) Sm. Durga Devi of Kalka, (3) Pandit Hari Ram Sharma of Premier Motor Service, Kalka, (4) Messrs. Bhan Singh Hari Singh, through Bhan Singh of Solan, (6) Prabh Dyal of Kalka, (6) Siri Ram of Kalka and (7) Rajinder Kumar of Kalka. They run passenger service on the Simla Hill Road within the territory of the State of Himachal Pradesh, holding contract carriage permits for various vehicles, granted to them, under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, by the Provincial Transport Authority of the said State. The first appct. holds permits for two vehicles and the third for three, and the rest of them hold permits for one vehicle each.

2. All the seven appcts. were originally granted permits for their respective vehicles on 1-4-1949 for a period of one year. Those permits were later on renewed twice, the first time for the three months which ended on 30-6-1950 and again for the next three months which ended on 30-9-1950.

3. While renewing permits for the quarter ending on 30-9-1950, the Sec

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