COURT ORDER ON COMMISSIONERS LIFTED IN TORBAY POOL CASE
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VW Queen's Bench Divisional Court last
week lifted an order staying the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners from giving a decision on the Yorkshire-Torbay Pool applications to operate new express services between the West Riding and Cheltenham and Paignton, the hearing of which has now been concluded (COMMERCIAL MOTOR, Dec. 16).
The stay was imposed on Feb. 22 when the. objectors to the applications were granted leave to apply for an order of prohibition against the Commissioners. The objectors had complained of the Commissioners' refusal to disclose details of the Pool financial and operating arrangements.
For the objectors, Mr. M. H. JacksonLipkin told the court the Commissioners' refusal to disclose the particulars had been supported by the Pool companies seeking the licences, but on the ninth day of the hearing, in November, for reasons best known to themselves, they decided to disclose the details.
Had it not been for his clients' application to the Queen's Bench Divisional Court the particulars probably would not have been revealed at all, but now that they had been it was incumbent on the objectors to apply for the removal of the stay. Until it was lifted the Commissioners could not give their decision. Mr. JacksonLipkin said the Pool companies had agreed to pay his clients' costs.
Lord Parker, sitting with Lord Justice Salmon and Mr. Justice Blain, ordered the Pool companies to pay the Traffic Commissioners' costs as well.