( 1 ) THIS is a special appeal from an order of a learned single Judge (in this case the Honble the. Chief Justice) dismissing a petition for a writ made under Article 226 of the Constitution.

( 2 ) IT appears that the applicants father was one of the many applicants for grant of a permit for plying a stage carriage on the Muzaffarnagar-Bhopa-Bhakerheri route. The application for a permit made by Munna Lal was, however, not granted and a permit was granted to another man, munna Lal then went up in appeal to the State Transport Authority. During the pendency of the appeal, however, Munna Lal expired and the appellant made an application for the substitution of his name in place of his deceased father. This application was rejected and the applicant filed the writ petition which was dismissed and which is now the subject-matter of the special appeal.

( 3 ) ORIGINALLY there were two vacancies on the Muzarfarnagar-Bhopa-Bhokerheri route. At the time when the appeal was filed by Munna Lal against the refusal of a permit to him only one of the vacancies had been filled up. Subsequently, however, the other vacancy was also filled up and a permit was granted to Qadam Si