VISHUNDAS HUNDUMAL, ETC. vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the omission by the Regional Transport Authority to provide complete information regarding valid permits resulted in gross discrimination among transport operators, violating their right to equal protection under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that inadvertent errors by the State cannot justify discrimination and ordered rectification to ensure all operators with valid permits are treated equally. The judgment distinguished the case from Ramnath Verma v. State of Rajasthan, asserting that corrective measures must be taken to align with constitutional mandates.