According to the Motor Vehicles Act this is illegal.
The bus has been operating for the last eight months using the permit of the dead owner. The Regional Transport Authority in Burdwan after receiving complaints on the issue has initiated a rectification now. The RTO, East Burdwan, Gobinda Nandi said, "This permit paper indicates that it was renewed to continue to ply from 4 October till 31 October." But, the bus was seen carrying passengers even on Friday. Technically, the route permit becomes invalid after 31 October.
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