https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173700 The Supreme Court held that special permits under section 63(6) of the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be granted after the Karnataka Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Act, 1976 came into force. The Court clarified the definition of "contract carriage" under section 3(g) of the Act and upheld the prohibition on issuing new permits or renewing existing ones for contract carriages under sections 14 and 20(3) of the Act. The decision affirmed the monopoly of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and dismissed the respondent's writ petition, reinforcing the Act's intent to prevent misuse and enhance transport facilities. en-us Mon, 12 Dec 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:21:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173700 The Supreme Court held that special permits under section 63(6) of the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be granted after the Karnataka Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Act, 1976 came into force. The Court clarified the definition of "contract carriage" under section 3(g) of the Act and upheld the prohibition on issuing new permits or renewing existing ones for contract carriages under sections 14 and 20(3) of the Act. The decision affirmed the monopoly of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and dismissed the respondent's writ petition, reinforcing the Act's intent to prevent misuse and enhance transport facilities. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Dec 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173700