U.P.STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORP. vs MOHD.GHILMAN SHARIF .

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of permits under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 and 1988, specifically Section 68-C and Section 100(4). The Court held that the Scheme proposed under Section 68-C did not lapse and that existing operators, including the respondents, were entitled to ply their vehicles on the designated routes. The Court upheld the High Court's directive for the State Transport Authority to ascertain the status of the permits, ensuring that the respondents could operate their vehicles if their permits were found to be subsisting.