A.P.S.R.T.C. vs REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY .

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of a transport scheme under which the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation sought to exclude private operators from town service routes overlapping with nationalized mofussil services. The Court held that the Scheme's exception for 'existing town services' does not permit the issuance of permits to new applicants for town service routes, thereby affirming the Full Bench's decision of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The judgment clarifies the scope of the Scheme and the authority of the Regional Transport Authority in granting permits.