1. This is a petition under Art.226 of the Constitution of India.

2. The material facts giving rise to this petition, briefly, are as follows : The petitioner was granted by the State Transport Authority, Maharashtra, a permit under the Motor Vehicles Act , 1939 (hereinafter called the Act) for plying stage carriages on the route Nagpur-Warud via Pandhurna, for a period of three years expiring on 30-6-1984. A part of the aforesaid route falls within the State of M.P. and is, therefore, Inter-State route and is covered by an agreement entered into between the State of Maharashtra and the State of Madhya Pradesh under the provisions of S.63-A of the Act. As required by S.63(1) of the Act, the permit granted to the petitioner as aforesaid, was countersigned by the State Transport Authority, Madhya Pradesh. The application for renewal of the aforesaid permit submitted by the petitioner, was rejected by the State Transport Authority, Maharashtra. Hence the petitioner preferred an appeal before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Maharashtra and also obtained a temporary permit for plying stage carriages on the aforesaid route from 2-7-1984 to 31-10-1984.
The temporary permit issued to