IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.6592 of 2002 Dated: July 5, 2006 Between: Sri Subhan Ali, S/o. Mohd. Ali, aged about 45 years, R/o. Diamond Transport, N.H-7, Adilabad. … Petitioner And The Secretary, State Transport Authority, A.P., Hyderabad. … Respondent Order: This writ petition has been filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the orders of the respondent dated 27-02-2002, rejecting the application of the petitioner for release of the vehicle bearing Registration No.AP.01.T.5000 from the coverage of Statewide Contract Carriage Permit No.17/2000, valid upto 28-11-2002, as illegal and arbitrary, so as to permit the petitioner to replace the said vehicle with another vehicle. 2. The petitioner claims to be the owner of the vehicle bearing Regn. No. AP.01.T.5000, which is covered by State Wide Contract Carriage Permit No.17/2000, valid upto 28-11-2002. It is stated that as the said vehicle is not suitable to be operated long distances, the petitioner wanted to replace the said vehicle with another vehicle, on the same permit. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he made an application dated 21-02-2002 requesting the respondent to release the vehicle from permit No.17/2000 to enable him to replace the same with another vehicle, the respondent has rejected his case by the impugned order. 3. At the stage of admission, this Court by its order dated 10-04-2002, granted interim direction to the respondent to release the vehicle of the petitioner from permit No.17/2000. 4. In view of the interim directions already granted and the matter being of the year 2002, I dispose of the writ petition making the interim directions absolute. No order as to costs. c____________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. July 5, 2006 MRR