BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

The Supreme Court quashed the Patna High Court's order dismissing the writ petition, holding that the Ranchi-Chaibasa route is a nationalised route under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, and any interpretation allowing private operators to operate on this route would frustrate the purpose of nationalisation. The Court followed the precedent set in Adarsh Travels Bus Service & Another v. State of U.P. and referred to M/s Marwari Motor Service v. Chotanagpur Regional Transport Authority, emphasizing the need for strict adherence to the notified scheme for stage carriage permits.