IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 22847 OF 1998 Dated: 11th July, 2006 Between: The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Salur Depot, Vizianagaram District Petitioner AND Institution of A.P. Lok Ayuktha and Upa Lok Ayuktha, 5-9-49, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Registrar and another Respondents ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice B.Prakash Rao) Heard the learned counsel on both sides. In this writ petition, the petitioner - Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, seeks to assail the proceedings in Complaint No. 1024/97/B2 dated 6.3.1998 of the first respondent, issued at the instance of 2nd respondent, wherein certain directions have been given to the petitioner herein. Apart from several other contentions, the learned Standing Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Lok Ayukta has no jurisdiction to entertain complaints against the Petitioner Corporation. In support of this contention, reliance is placed on a Division Bench decision of this court in Managing Director, APSRTC, Mushirabad, Hyderabad, Vs. Institution of A.P. Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta, Hyderabad and another ([1]). A Division Bench of this court, in the above judgment, has held that the petitioner Corporation, created under Sec. 3 of the Road Transport Corporations Act, is not amenable to Lokayukta jurisdiction and complaint against the petitioner Corporation cannot be entertained by the said Institution as the Institution does not get jurisdiction to issue directions. Following the dicta laid down in the above decision, the writ petition is allowed, setting aside the impugned order. No order as to costs. ___________________ B.PRAKASH RAO, J. ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date 11-7-2006 MAS [1] 2001 (5) ALD 492 (DB)