1. Heard on the question of admission.

2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed, seeking a direction to the State of Maharashtra and Secretary, State Transport Authority, Bandra, Mumbai (Maharashtra) to countersign the Stage Carriage Permit (Annexure P1) granted to the petitioner by the Secretary, S.T.A., M.P. (Respondent No.3) in the light of reciprocal transport agreement, executed between the State of M.P. and Maharashtra for plying the vehicle/bus bearing Registration No.MP 45P1167 over the interstate route Betul to Nagpur -via-Multi, Pandurna.

3. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that as per the provisions of Reciprocal Agreement and Section 88 of Motor Vehicles Act, the permit issued by the State Authority is required to be counter-signed by another State Authority for plying the vehicle over the route. The application filed by the petitioner for grant of permanent Stage Carriage Permit is pending for consideration before the respondent No.1, therefore, the petitioner had applied for grant of temporary permit for plying the vehicle over the aforesaid route for the period from 10th October, 2018 to 31st January, 201