The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.7485 of 2008 Dated 10th June, 2010 Between: S.Rama Devi …Petitioner And The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and 2 others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri N.Siva Reddy Counsel for the respondents: Sri Sridhar Reddy Pottigari, SC for APSRTC. The Court made the following: Order: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. I have heard Sri N.Siva Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Krishna Reddy, learned Counsel representing Sri P.Sridhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘the Corporation’). This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside proceedings No.Ref: 01/359(2)/2001- RM: KMM, dated 26-02-2008, issued by respondent No.2 whereby he informed the petitioner that in view of the latter’s non- cooperation, the Joint survey cannot be undertaken. The petitioner, who has given his bus on hire to the respondents, has earlier filed W.P.No.1536 of 2008 in this Court for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in paying reduced hire charges, as illegal. The said Writ Petition was disposed of by this Court vide order, dated 31-01-2008, on a representation made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner will be satisfied if the respondents are directed to conduct a joint survey to ascertain the actual distance between Khammam – Jaggaiahpet. Accordingly, a direction was given to the respondents to initiate and complete the joint survey within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. In the impugned order, respondent No.2 stated that the petitioner failed to attend the joint survey proposed on 02-02-2008 and 12-02-2008 and that subsequently, he sent a letter on 26-02-2008 by imposing several conditions for survey, which are not in accordance with the Corporation’s norms. At the hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that his client is prepared to participate in the joint survey, if the respondents hold the same in accordance with the Circulars issued by the Corporation and such survey is conducted on the actual routes in question viz., Khammam – Jaggaiahpet and Khammam – Thummagudem. The learned Standing Counsel says that the Corporation will not have no objection to the above submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner. Having regard to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to conduct a joint survey on the above-mentioned routes subject to the petitioner approaching them within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner shall co-operate with respondent Nos.2 and 3 without raising frivolous objections as was done earlier. If the petitioner cooperates with respondent Nos.2 and 3, they shall complete the joint survey within a period of three weeks from the date of the petitioner approaching them. It is needless to observe that depending upon the result of the joint survey, further action for payment of the amounts, if any due, shall be taken by the Corporation within a reasonable time after completion of the joint survey. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.9841 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 10th June, 2010 lur