ABDUL HAI KHAN vs SUBHAL CHANDRA GHOSE . — C.A. No. 2677/2002

Summary of Abdul Hai Khan v. Subal Chandra Ghose (C.A. 2677/2002) The Supreme Court reversed the High Court's decision and held that private stage carriage operators cannot claim exclusive monopoly rights on nationalized bus routes under West Bengal's 1963 nationalization scheme, which permits only partial exclusion of private operators. The Court ruled that operators cannot obtain mandamus orders preventing other private operators from obtaining permits on overlapping routes, as the scheme itself allows private operation and the Transport Authority retains discretion to grant additional permits based on public interest. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.