law: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  80. Procedure in applying 
  
  for and granting permits.  
  Provided that  the Regional  
  
  Transport  Authority  may  summarily refuse the  application if  the grant of 
  
  any permit in accordance with the application  would have  the effect  of 
  
  increasing  the number  of stage carriages  as fixed  and specified  in  a  
  
  notification  in  the Official Gazette  under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 
  
  section 71 or of contract  carriages as fixed and specified in a notification in 
  
  the Official Gazette under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 74: 
  
  
  Provided  further  that  
  
  where  a  Regional  Transport  Authority refuses an  application for  the grant  
  
  of a  permit of any kind under this Act,  it shall  give to  the applicant in 
  
  writing its reasons for the refusal  of the  same and  an opportunity  of being  
  
  heard in  the matter.
  Provided  that   it  shall  
  
  not  be  necessary  so  to  treat  an application made  by the  holder of stage 
  
  carriage permit who provides the only service on any route to increase the 
  
  frequency of the service so provided without any increase in the number of 
  
  vehicles:
  Provided further that,--
  Provided that  no condition  
  
  other than  a  condition  which  was already attached  to the  replaced permit  
  
  or which  could  have  been attached thereto  under the  law in force when that 
  
  permit was granted shall be  attached to  the fresh  permit except  with the  
  
  consent  in writing of the holder of the permit.