Rajagopala Ayyangar, J.-These are appeals from the judgment of Rajagopalan, J., dismissing the application by the two appellants for the issue of a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the Government setting aside the order of the Transport authority under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.

The second respondent in both the appeals, N. S. Motor Service Salem, had permits for two buses on the route Hosur to Salem. This operator applied on 11th March, 1953, for the variation of the conditions of the permits for these two buses to enable them to be run beyond Salem up to Perundurai. The appellants before us are also operators running their buses in the route from Salem to Perundurai. This application for variation was dealt with by the Central Road Traffic Board, and under rule 208 (b) of the Rules framed under the Motor Vehicles Act, the procedure applicable to an application for permit prescribed for applications for variations also. The Board accordingly issued a notification under section 57(3) of the Act on 31st October, 1953, allowing time till 20th November, 1953, for the filing of any representations to be considered by them. No representations in writing satisfying t

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