IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8266 of 2009 Between: P.Mustafa Ali Khan S/o.P.Mahaboob Khan R/o.2/286, Thapanagar,Anantapur (Post) Anantapur District, AP ..... PETITIONER AND The Secretary,STate Transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh Khairatabad, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the inaction of the respondent in not considering the application PTA dated 29.12.2008 relating to the grant of temporary permit on the interstate route Anantapur to Tumkur via Penugonda ,Hindupur etc., as illegal, and unjust, and consequently direct the respondent herein to consider and dispose of the said application forthwith and grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon`ble cout deems fit and proper in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NOUSHAD ALI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER: The case of the petitioner is that he made an application to the respondent – Secretary, State Transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh on 29.12.2008 seeking grant of temporary permit to ply stage carriage in the route Ananthapur to Tumkur via Penukonda, Hindupur, Madhugiri and Koratigera, which is an interstate route covered by an interstate agreement entered into by the States of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka vide A.P.Gazette No.1005 but the respondent has not considered the said application so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. The learned Government Pleader submits that since the application of the petitioner is pending consideration with the respondent, instead of this Court going into the merits of the matter, the respondent authority may be directed to consider and dispose of the said application, for which course of action, the petitioner also agreed. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 29.12.2008 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.22.4.2009 msv