Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
The State Transport Appellate Tribunal may, on an application made to it, call for the record of any case in which an order has been made by a State Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authority against which no order by not against the direction so issued. 59. Sub-S. (2) substituted by Act 54 of 1994, S. 28 ( w.e.f. 14-11-1994 ). Prior to its substitution, sub-S. (2) read as under :- “(2) The State Government shall constitute for the State, a State Transport Appellate Tribunal which shall consist of a judicial officer who is not below the rank of a District Judge, or who is qualified to be a judge of a High Court : Provided that in relation to a Union territory, the Tribunal may consist of the Administrator of that territory or any officer who has judicial experience”. appeal lies, and if it appears to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal that the order made by the State Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authority is improper or illegal, the State Transport Appellate Tribunal may pass such order in relation to the case as it deems fit and every such order shall be final : Provided that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal shall not entertain any application from a person aggrieved by an order of a State Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authority, unless the application is made within thirty days from the date of the order : Provided further that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal may entertain the application after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by good and sufficient cause from making the application in time : Provided also that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal shall not pass an order under this section prejudicial to any person without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard. Corresponding Law. - Section 90 corresponds to section 64 - A of the motor vehicles Act, 1939. Object and Reasons. - Clause 90 provides for filling of revision petition before State Transport Appellate Tribunal by the aggrieved persons on matters where no appeal is provided in clause 89.