Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the State of Punjab, the State Transport Commissioner and the Regional Transport Authority to forthwith release the buses of Orbit Aviation Private Limited.
Directions were also issued to permit the petitioner to provisionally ply the buses. Orbit Aviation is believed to be Badals-run company.
The directions by the Bench of Justice Ajay Tewari and Justice Pankaj Jain came on the petition seeking the quashing of 30 impugned orders dated November 12 passed by the Regional Transport Authority on the ground of being arbitrary, against the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and violation of the principles of natural justice.
Accepting notice issued by the Court, Punjab Advocate-General D.S. Patwalia pointed out that the petitioner did not pay a single penny after order dated October 18.
The matter has been adjourned to the week commencing after November 29. Since now the tax has been paid till November 30, we deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to release the buses forthwith and to permit the petitioner to provisionally ply them”.