2. Counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent wherein the respondent while admitting that contract carriage permit was restricted only certain areas, it is stated that while renewing contract carriage permit, due to technical snag in the ''VAHAN'' software, introduced by the Government of India, which automatically generates the expression ''all the motorable roads of UT of Puducherry'' instead of specifically stating the routes in which the owners of vehicles are originally permitted to ply their vehicles. After realising the mistake in the software, the respondent issued notice dated 3.1.2023 directing the permit holders to produce original permits to manually rectify their mistakes and notice has also been issued in this regard. Out of 126 permit holders, 62 permits have been manually rectified and 6 permits are under process of rectification, notice sent to 42 permit holders were returned unserved and rest of them who have not responded to the notice, they are taking steps to serve the notice on them and take follow up action.
