RASID JAVED vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals concerning the modification of inter-State bus permits under Section 102(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Court upheld the Hearing Authority's decision to allow private operators to ply their vehicles alongside the UPSRTC, affirming the legality of the Notification dated April 16, 1999. The judgment clarified that the appellants' claims to operate on specified routes were valid as per the permits listed in the Notification, thus maintaining the status quo of the modified scheme.