Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 155 · Decided 6 September 1978
D. Nataraja Mudaliar v. State Transport Authority, Madras
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 155 · [1979] 1 S.C.R. 552
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1083/1978
- Decided
- 6 September 1978
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, D.A. DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Constitution of India, Article 136, application, scope. Motor Vehicl~s Act, 1939, S. SO, unjustified refu~al to renew permit, "' breach of fundamental right. The appellant plied a luxury coach for public benefit under a permit of 1971 for five years, in the Tamil Nadu State. He 1>pplicd the same by the State Transport Authority, on the ground that the facilities provided by tho public sector undertakings were adequate, and the renewal of the applicant'• permit would be redundant in the circllmstances ood also result in nnbealtby competition. Applications for more
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