Expressway Private Bus Owners Association – Western Province (Guarantee) Limited Vs. Western Province Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority et al – CA WRIT/373/2021-2021

In the matter between Expressway Private Bus Owners Association – Western Province (Guarantee) Limited and the Western Province Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority (and others), the court addressed whether bus route permits within the Western Province were issued by the 1st Respondent outside proper tender procedures, and if such issuance breached procedural safeguards, prejudicing existing permit holders. It was held that the Petitioner failed to establish a prima facie case for judicial review, given insufficient evidence of procedural impropriety or abuse of power, the lapse of significant time, and lack of diligence. The legal principle reaffirmed is that administrative decisions must be substantiated by clear allegations supported by relevant parties and sufficient prima fac