I.D.Dua, J.

1. These two Letters Patent Appeals, Nos. 47-D of 1960 and 48-D/60, will be disposed of by the same judgment because they arise out of same facts and though were the subject matter of two writs-petitions were disposed of by the learned Single Judge by one order.

2. The facts, which are not seriously in dispute, are that on 6-11-1957, the State Transport Authority, Delhi, invited applications for a stage carriage permit in respect of the route Narela-Bahadargarh via Tikri Kalan in accordance with the provisions of Section 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 . The Peoples Cooperative Transport Society Ltd. The Delhi Ex-Servicemen Cooperative Multipurpose Transport Society Ltd., and Braham Dutt, Munshi Ram and Amar Nath, residents of Najafgarh, were some of the applicants for the aforesaid permit. After scrutiny, the necessary publication according to law was done and the State Transport Authority thereafter proceeded to consider the respective merits of the various applicants for coming to a final decision.

It appears that on 13-9-1957, the said authority had by means of a resolution laid down certain criteria for the issue of a permit in case of numerous applicant