Judgement

NARASIMHAM, J. :- These are petitions under Art. 226 of the Constitution by persons who were plying stage carriage vehicles (buses) for hire along certain routes in Ganjam district and whose permits have been cancelled with effect from 1-1-1951 in consequence of notification No. 35613 S. T. dated 21-9-1950 read with erratum No. 363669 S. T. dated 27-9-1950 issued by the State Govt. under S. 5, Orissa Motor Vehicles (Regulation of Stage Carriage and Public Carriers Services) Act, 1947 Orissa Act XXXVI (36) of 1947.

2. Sri Lokanath Misra the petitioner in M.J.C. No. 194 of 1950 is the owner of two buses Nos. O.R.G. 399 and 380. He was granted a permit No. 49/1 for three years from 21-4-1949 to 21-4-1952 for plying O.R.G. 380 over Odogan-Aska route in Ganjam district. He was granted another permit No. 39/1 in respect of O.R.G. 380 for a period of one year expiring on 19-11-1948 over Chirrikipada-Chatrapur route in the same district. But sometime in May 1948 that permit was validated for another vehicle bearing No. O.R.G. 399 and the route was extended to Berhampur and the duration of the permits was also extended to 30-10-1950. After the expiry of that permit in October 1950