ANNA TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD. vs REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, DHARMAPURI & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under the proviso to subsection (1D) of Section 68F of the Motor Vehicles Act, no permit can be granted or renewed during the period between the publication of a scheme under Section 68C and the publication of the approved scheme. The Court found that the High Court erred in applying the proviso, as the respondent's permit had not expired after the scheme's publication. Consequently, the appeals were allowed, and the High Court's order was set aside.