DIV.MANAGER,A.P.S.R.T.C. vs S.T.A.T. — SLP(C) No. 7542/1998

Case Summary: A.P.S.R.T.C. v. State Transport Appellate Tribunal The Supreme Court held that Transport Commissioner permission under Rule 258(2)(ii) of the Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules must be obtained *before* filing permit applications for routes extending beyond 8 km from municipal limits under notified schemes. The Court also ruled the Commissioner's discretionary power is not unlimited but must be exercised reasonably and cannot convert town service routes into muffasal (long-distance) routes. The appeals were allowed, setting aside tribunal and High Court orders. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.