Motor-Vehicle

Purpose of such bag to provide further protection to driver of car in addition to primary protection provided by its seat belt

Functions of such bag stated.

Moter-Vehicle-Route permit-Appeal to Supreme Court against order of Board of Revenue pending before Supreme Court-Pending appeal order of Board of Revenue suspended and appellant permitted to ply buses on permits held by them Permits meanwhile expiring due to efflux of time-Petition praying that authorities be directed to renew permit pending appeal-Rejected.

Transport Company-Not bound to maintain reserve fleet of 25%-Letter No. 9236 T5-55/9707, dated 11th October 1955.

Route permit not to be cancelled if Public Carrier found carrying 28 passengers-Suspension of route permit for three months, is adequate punishment.

Route permit-Route falling partly in Lahore and partly in Rawalpindi Region-Permit Issued by Authorities in Lahore-Concurrence to permit once given by Rawalpindi, cannot be withdrawn later.

New route permit-New concerns be encouraged, but not at expense of existing companies.

New route permit-Not to be issued to company whose members are already holding permits, in the presence of better claimants.

R. T. A. debarred from granting new permits on same or part of route-Motor Vehicles Act (IV of 1939), S. 43 (4) (a). Cancellation in September 1955 of route permits granted in July 1955 under section 43 (4) (a) of the Motor Vehicles Act (IV of 1939) debars the Regional Transport Authority from giving any new permit which would authorise the grantee to use the whole or any part of the route in question.

Route permit, grant of-Association need not be already registered-But permit can be suitably held only by a registered association. The law does not require that an association should not be given a permit until it has already been registered. It is, however, clear that a permit can be suitably held only by a registered association. For that the Regional Transport Authority should make sure that the Association is at any rate in the process of registration.

Route permit-Application for longer route-Permit may be granted for a portion of route.

Route permit-Applications by different parties for particular route should be considered together.

Route permits-New company versus old company-Members of old company holding small share in new company-Whether latter loses character of new company.

Route permits- Grant to new company for direct route part of which is operated by existing companies Principle.

Route permits-Increase in and grant to new companies should be gradual, without detriment to existing companies. Held, that while there is generally an all round increase in traffic, it, is advisable, in the absence of any definite statistical data, that there should be a gradual increase in transport facilities by issuing new permits to new companies, so that the Transport Authority gets into a better position to judge more clearly of what the requirements of the public are, without detriment to the interests of the existing companies.

Route permit-Wasteful competition to be avoided in grant of. When carrying out a policy of breaking the monopoly of the existing company operating a certain route wasteful competition should be avoided and the company not put to loss.

Route permit-Order passed by R. T. A. without giving notice to parties concerned, not valid.

New route permits-Grant of-Considerations-Efficiency of transport not preservation or enlarging of existing vested interests.

New route permits-Considerations in issue of-Monovolies and wasteful competition to be avoided and maintenance of efficiency of services to be assured.

New route permit-Existing operating concerns should not have monopoly. If the principle of preferring existing concerns over all others is followed strictly in transport services, it would mean the creation of monopolies and bar the door to all new-comers, a situation which is not contemplated by the Act or the Rules.

Route permit-Transport Company diverting to other route, without permission of R. T. A. on the supposed ground of permitted road having been washed away by river action-R. T. A. ordering inspection of road but in the meantime allowing company to use the diversion-Order ultra vires.

Route permit-New shorter route-Existing permit-holders on order route granted additional permits on new route on ground of imaginary adverse effect of opening up of shorter route-Permits cancelled.

Route permit-Company having a number of permits on a different traffic zone-No justification for importing them on zone under consideration.

Motor-Vehicle Motor Vehicle-Route permit-Conversion of, to another route partly plied by another company-Not correct on principle where there is no corresponding benefit to public-Such conversion allowed temporarily does not create rights on permanent basis.

Motor-Vehicle Motor Vehicle-Private carrier's permit-Applicant brick kiln owner and Government contractor-Refusal to renew unjustified,

Should be decided on merits of applicant's case and not on any idea of reciprocity where applicants happen to be operating respectively within jurisdictions of two R. T. A's. on part of route.

Order cancelling permit may be altered in a fit case to one suspending the permit.