( 1 ) THIS order shall also govern the Prathat Transport Company (Private) Limited v. The Regional Transport Authority, Bhepal, M. V. no. 67 of 1961, Shri Balwant regular Motor; Service v. The Regional Transport Authority, Bhopal, M. P. No. 68 of 1961, Messrs. Sajandas and Jivandrai Company v. The Regional Transport authority, Bhopal M. P, No. 78 of 1961, The Berar Regular Motor Service, Achalput v. The Regional Transport Authority? Bhapal, M. P. No. 79 of 1961, and The shriram Bus Service (India) Private Ltd. v. The Regional Transport Authority, indore, M- P. no. 152 of 19. 61.

( 2 ) THESE petitions are directed against certain orders passed by the Transport authorities of the new State of Madhya Pradesh. They were heard together because the. common question involved in all these cases is whether the Regional transport Authorities of Bhopal and Indore, as constituted after the commencoment at the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, were bound to entertain applications for the renewal of permits granted before its commencement by the regiosal Transport Authorities at Nagpur and Amravati for certain routes which formerly lay wholly in the old State of Madhya Pradesh but whic