Maintainability of Intra-Court Appeals Under Article 226 and Stage Carriage Permit Allocation Principles
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Case: AJIT SINGH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
Court: Supreme Court of India
Date: 13-07-2026
Law: Constitution of India, Motor Vehicles Act.
Highlights of the Judgment:
- Distinction between High Court powers under Article 226 and Article 227 of the Constitution of India.
- Maintainability of intra-court appeals against Single Judge orders arising from statutory tribunal decisions.
- Criteria for determining whether a petition invokes writ jurisdiction under Article 226 or supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227.
- Statutory interpretation of Section 71, Section 72, and Section 80 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- Evidentiary requirement and necessity of possessing a ready vehicle at the time of applying for a stage carriage permit.
- Supreme Court directives to High Courts to frame procedural rules for curbing bench-hunting.