VISHNU DUTT vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN .

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 1997 Agreement between the States of Rajasthan and Haryana, which superseded the earlier 1968 Agreement regarding stage carriage permits. The Court clarified that the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) acted within its jurisdiction under Section 88 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, when it declined to grant additional permits to private operators due to the absence of vacancies. The Court dismissed the appeals, affirming the High Court's decision that the permits granted under the 1968 Agreement remained valid until the new agreement came into force, thus maintaining the exclusivity of RSRTC's operations on the specified route.