IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 10248 of 2005 BETWEEN: 1 B. Veera Manohar Reddy S/o. B. Veera Bhadra Reddy R/o.24/618, Vasanthapet, Proddutur, AP 04 T 6698 2 G. Bali Reddy S/o. G. Gurivi Reddy, R/o.24/618, Vasanthapet Proddutur, AP 04 T 6689. 3 B. Chinna Reddy S/o. B. Balaveera Reddy, R/o.24/616, Vasanthapet Proddutur, AP 04 U 2598 4 B. Pratap Reddy S/o. B. Balaveera Reddy, R/o.24/616, Vasanthapet Proddutur, AP 04 U 2688 5 B. Venkata Subbamma W/o. B. Veera Bhadra Reddy R/o.24/618, Vasanthapet Proddutur, AP 04 U 0788 6 B.V. Sudhakar Reddy S/o. B. Veera Bhadra Reddy R/o.24/618, Vasanthapet Proddutur, AP 04 V 0698 7 B. Jayalakshmamma W/o. B. Pratap Reddy R/o.24/615, Vasanthapet Proddutur, AP 04 V 1188 8 G. Guru Prasad Reddy S/o. G. Bali Reddy R/o.24/618, Vasanthapet Proddutur, AP 04 V 0689 9 P. Mallikarjuna Rao S/o. P. Subbanna, R/o. 5/439, Sambaiahgari Street, Proddutur AP 04 T 7888 10 N. Nageswar Rao S/o. P. Subbanna, R/o. 5/439, Sambaiahgari Street, Proddutur AP 04 T 7788 11 Sree Madhavi Travels rep. by its Managing Partner, K. Janarthana Puranika, R/o.19/100, Madras Road Kadapa, AP 04 U 9090 AP 04 U 900 ... PETITIONERS AND 1 Circle Inspector of Police, Tirupathi East, Tirupathi Chittoor Dist. 2 Circle Inspector of Police, Traffic Tirupathi, Tirupathi Chittoor Dist. 3 Deputy Superintendent of Police Tirupathi, Chittoor District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in interfering with the operation of Contract Carriages of the petitioners by preventing the parking/halting of the vehicles at M/s. Vandana Travels, Chanaky Hotel Premises, TP Area, Tirupathi as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Act 19(1)(g) of Constitution of India and consequently forbear the respondents and their Sub-ordinates from preventing the parking/halting of the Contract Carriages of the petitioners at the said premises and grant such other relief or reliefs as deemed fit and just in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. NOUSHAD ALI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioners seek a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents/police officials in interfering with the operation of their Contract Carriages by preventing the parking/halting of the vehicles at M/s. Vandana Travels, Chanaky Hotel premises, TP Area, Tirupati as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Counter has been filed stating that the respondent police officials are under statutory duty to regulate the traffic as per traffic rules and they are discharging their official duties for clearing traffic in busy places. It is stated that there is no interference of the respondents at all times but they have advised the petitioners to park their vehicles by providing parking places other than the bus stand area and road margins. 3. I am of the opinion that the petitioners cannot park their vehicles on any traffic junctions, in front of the hotels, road margins preventing vehicular traffic and causing traffic problems. However, it is open to the petitioners to park their vehicles in the places earmarked for parking. If any vehicle is parked within the premises of the hotel, the question of obstructing vehicular traffic does not arise. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the operation of the contract carriages of the petitioners, if the vehicles are parked within the hotel premises without obstructing vehicular traffic. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J May 1, 2008 DSK