MOR MODERN COOP. TRANSPORT SOCIETY LTD. vs FINANCIAL COMMNR.&SECY.,GOVT.HARYANA&ANR

The Supreme Court considered whether the Transport Commissioner of Haryana possessed a 'financial interest' in the state-run Haryana Roadways under Section 68(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The petitioner challenged the appointment of the Transport Commissioner as Chairman of the Regional Transport Authority on the grounds of such a conflict of interest. The core legal issue is the interpretation of financial interest in the context of administrative appointments to regulatory authorities.