<p>The ill-fated bus which plunged into the canal near Kanaganamaradi village in Mandya district was declared “not road worthy” by the Dakshina Kannada Regional Transport Authority two years ago.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The RTA meeting convened by deputy commissioner in 2016 had cancelled the certificate of fitness (FC) and stage carriage permit of the bus bearing registration number KA-19/A-5676 since the vehicle was more than 15 years old,” Senior Motor Vehicle Inspector and in-charge Assistant Regional Transport Officer John Misquith told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bus, named “Rajkumar” has been sold eight times till now. One Shambhavi Gujaran sold the vehicle to Srinivas of Mandya on April 1, 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was first registered in the name of Shankara Vittalla Motor Company in 2001 June, according to sources in the RTA. It was plying on route number 16 (Hampanakatte-Sultan Batheri) in Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivaraj Shetty of Rajkumar Travels told <span class="italic">DH</span> that his firm operated the same bus on Mangaluru-Kateel-Balkunje route before selling it in 2010.</p>
<p>The ill-fated bus which plunged into the canal near Kanaganamaradi village in Mandya district was declared “not road worthy” by the Dakshina Kannada Regional Transport Authority two years ago.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The RTA meeting convened by deputy commissioner in 2016 had cancelled the certificate of fitness (FC) and stage carriage permit of the bus bearing registration number KA-19/A-5676 since the vehicle was more than 15 years old,” Senior Motor Vehicle Inspector and in-charge Assistant Regional Transport Officer John Misquith told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bus, named “Rajkumar” has been sold eight times till now. One Shambhavi Gujaran sold the vehicle to Srinivas of Mandya on April 1, 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was first registered in the name of Shankara Vittalla Motor Company in 2001 June, according to sources in the RTA. It was plying on route number 16 (Hampanakatte-Sultan Batheri) in Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivaraj Shetty of Rajkumar Travels told <span class="italic">DH</span> that his firm operated the same bus on Mangaluru-Kateel-Balkunje route before selling it in 2010.</p>