Inter Provincial Private Bus Association and Others Vs. Western Province Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority and Others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO 18/2018-2018

In the case between the Inter Provincial Private Bus Association and the Western Province Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority, the court examined whether the provincial authority lawfully issued route permits for expressway buses, or whether such authority resided exclusively with the National Transport Commission. The issue arose following a tender advertisement for such permits, which the petitioners sought to have quashed via a Writ of Certiorari. It was determined that the petitioners lacked locus standi to pursue the relief, as no writ was sought against the actual decision to issue permits, and any real aggrievement was for the National Transport Commission to raise. The application was accordingly dismissed, reaffirming that applications for certiorari require a tangible g