(W.A. Nos. 429 & 476 of 2002: Appeals under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent as against the Judgment of the learned single Judge, dated 20.02.2002, made in WP Nos. 17959 & 18401 of 2001.

W.P. Nos. 8146 & 8147/02: Petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the records of the first respondent pertaining to the order made in Proceeding No. 75442/TD/TP1/Permit/2001 dated 24.08.2001 in granting 2 Interstate permits in favour of the third respondent to ply on the inter-state route Pondicherry to Villupuram via Villianur, Kandamangalam Madagadipet and Valavanur, and quash the same.)

Common Judgment

P. Sathasivam, J.

Since the issue raised in all these matters is one and the same, they are being disposed of by the following common Judgment.

2. a) One R.Venkata Varada Reddiar, petitioner in W.P. No.17959 of 2001, aggrieved by the Common Order of the learned single Judge, dated 20.02.2002, rejecting his request to quash the regular permits issued in favour of the Pondicherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'PTDC'), has filed Writ Appeal No.429 of 2002.

b) Questioning the