IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ALOK AWASTHI

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ON THE 12 OF MARCH, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 47352 of 2025 NIMAR BUS OWNERS ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT VAIBHAV SINGH TOMAR Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri A.S.Garg, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Abhay Kumar Jain -

Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Rahul Sethi, A.A.G and Shri Pradyumna Kibe, G.A - counsel for the respondent/State.

ORDER Per: Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla The present petition has been filed by the bus owners through its President challenging the sub-Clause III of Sub Rule 1(A) of Rule 77 of the M.P Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994 as ultravires and also prayed for quashment of the Order dated 7/11/2025 passed by the respondent No.4 and circular dated 14/11/2025.

2. Sub-Rule 1-A of Rule 77 of the M.P Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994 is reproduced as under:-

(1-A) In order to ensure safe, secure and convenient transport services to the passengers, the permit granting authority while granting a stage carriage permit shall abide the following conditions, namely,--

(i) that no stage carriage permit shall be granted on interstate