https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287731 The SC stated that fixing the number of stage carriage permits under Section 47(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 is an administrative, antecedent step distinct from the quasi-judicial process of granting permits, so operators need not be heard under the Section 57 procedure at that stage. It further held that Section 47(3) is confined to permits within a region and does not directly govern inter-State or inter-regional permits, although authorities may regulate services by agreement. On the facts, the Court accepted that valid prior determinations of permit limits could be inferred from the record and the ensuing notifications even without a separate formal order. en-us Thu, 30 Apr 1970 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:46:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287731 The SC stated that fixing the number of stage carriage permits under Section 47(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 is an administrative, antecedent step distinct from the quasi-judicial process of granting permits, so operators need not be heard under the Section 57 procedure at that stage. It further held that Section 47(3) is confined to permits within a region and does not directly govern inter-State or inter-regional permits, although authorities may regulate services by agreement. On the facts, the Court accepted that valid prior determinations of permit limits could be inferred from the record and the ensuing notifications even without a separate formal order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Apr 1970 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287731