Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950

The petitioner, Brij Mohan Parihar, had an agreement with the Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (MPSRTC) to operate his bus as a nominee on a specific route for five years ending in 1982, after which he was allowed to ply on a monthly basis under temporary permits. When the route was later brought under a…

The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) introduced a pension scheme in 1995, effective from 5 June 1995, the date on which the Cabinet approved it. Employees who retired before that date were covered only by a Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) scheme and had already received its benefits. The retired employees' …

Sher Singh, a private operator holding stage‑carriage permits on an inter‑state route, applied for renewal of his permits under Section 58 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation applied for a fresh permit on the same route. The Regional Transport Authority, invoking Section 47(1…

The Delhi Stock Exchange Association Ltd., a company limited by shares, claimed exemption from income tax under Section 11 read with Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, asserting that its income was derived from property held in trust for charitable purposes. The claim pertained to assessment years before Decemb…

The petitioners, holders of contract carriage permits, challenged a 1975 Rajasthan Government notification that authorised officers of the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (Deputy General Manager (Traffic), Assistant Depot Managers and Traffic Inspectors) to exercise the powers under Section 129A of the Motor…

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), a State Transport Undertaking (STU), sought to enforce a scheme notified under Sections 99 and 100 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 that gave it exclusive rights on the Angamaly‑Perumbavoor route, a notified route. Private operator Baby P.P. applied to the Regional Tr…

The Supreme Court examined whether employees of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation could claim pension benefits under a scheme introduced in 1992 despite not exercising the option to join the scheme or refunding advances taken from the employer's C.P.F. contribution as required by the Corporation's Regulations. The C…

The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (a State corporation) terminated several employees and the employees filed civil suits alleging violation of natural‑justice principles and statutory regulations. The Supreme Court was asked to resolve a conflict between earlier judgments on whether civil courts have juris…

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2003, which repealed the Karnataka Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Act, 1976, and whether the State Transport Authority (STA) could delegate the power to grant contract carriage, speci…

The petitioners, a group of private road‑transport operators, challenged the Uttar Pradesh Government’s approval of a scheme that nationalised certain bus routes in favour of the State Transport Undertaking (STU) under sections 68C and 68D of the Motor Vehicles Act. They argued that the scheme was not necessary in the …

The employees of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation were dismissed after disciplinary inquiries conducted under certified Standing Orders. They filed civil suits seeking declaration that the dismissals were illegal and that they be reinstated with benefits. The corporation contended that the Civil Court lacked …