THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRPT.CORPN. vs ASHRAFULLA KHAN .

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of overlapping routes under the repealed Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, specifically Sections 68-C and 68-D. The Court held that portions of routes falling within notified areas should be treated as overlapping rather than intersecting, thereby upholding the exclusivity of the Kolar Pocket Scheme which prohibited private operators from obtaining permits on overlapping routes. The judgment affirmed the decision of the Karnataka High Court and dismissed the appeals filed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.