Directs comprehensive review of composite permits to ensure regulatory compliance and level playing field
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 19-
In a bold move to ensure level playing field and compliance with existing regulations, Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Thursday, has ordered comprehensive scrutiny of all Composite permits consolidated under Rule 80-A of the Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. This decisive action has been taken to address the issue of illegal clubbing of stage carriage permits and operational irregularities in the transportation sector.
Stressing on the critical need to adhere to the rule’s stipulation of issuing a single composite permit with an equal number of return trips, rather than a cluster of CP permits, the Transport Minister unequivocally asked the officials that permits found in violation of Rule 80-A’s provisions would be subject to de-clubbing through proper legal procedures and restored to their original status.
Notably, this directive comes in response to a surge of legal challenges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, where various operators have contested the legitimacy of illegal clubbed or composite stage carriage permits in route timetables.