KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BANGALORE vs B. A. JAYARAM AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court interpreted Section 57(8) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, clarifying that the grant of an application for variations in conditions of a permit does not constitute the issuance of a new permit. The Court held that existing inter-state permit holders are exempt under the approved scheme of nationalization, allowing for an increase in the number of trips or vehicles without conflicting with the scheme's provisions. The judgment affirmed the lower court's decision to allow the increase in trips for the respondent's permit.