PHOOL CHAND GUPTA vs REGIONAL TANSPORT AUTHORITY, UJJAIN & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that an unreasonable delay in the publication of an approved scheme under Section 68-D of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, violates the fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g). The Court quashed the draft scheme published in 1965 and all proceedings related to it, emphasizing that the lack of approval from the Central and State Governments does not justify the delay. The Court directed the respondents not to take any further action pursuant to the draft scheme, as the circumstances no longer warranted its continuation.