( 1 ) THE grievance of the petitioners in the instant petition is centred on two orders firstly the order dated 25. 5. 1998 passed by the State Transport Authority, U. P. , Lucknow rejecting their application for renewal of Stage Carriage Permit, and secondly, the revisional order dated 31. 8. 1998, by which their revision No. 33 of 1998 preferred against the order dated 25. 5. 1998 came to be dismissed by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, U. P. , Lucknow.

( 2 ) THE facts draped in brevity and shorn of unnecessary details are that the Stale Transport authority. U. P. . Lucknow (in short the S. T. A. ). released 26 Stage Carriage Permits by resolution/order dated 23. 11. 1992 including one Permit in favour of the petitioners to ply their vehicle on the route in question, namely, Meerut-Gangoh via rohta-Barnava-Daha-Budhana-Shamit-Jhinjhana-Bidault (New Yamuna Bridge)-Basech, The order dated 23. 11. 1992 was taken up in challenge by Sheetal Prasad, Gajraj Singh and Ugrasen before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, U. P. , Lucknow (in short the s. T. A. T. ) in three separate revisions (being revision Nos. , 335 of 1992. 336 of 1992 and 1 of 1993 respective