THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 21928 OF 2011 Dated: 16.08.2011 Between : Smt. V.Varahalamma and another … Petitioners And The APSRTC and 3 others … Respondents The Court made the following:- THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 21928 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners herein are private operators whose buses were taken on hire by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short, ‘the Corporation’) for plying on certain routes. Agreements were accordingly entered into between the parties and after the expiry of the period of agreements of hire, the petitioners requested the Corporation to issue no objection certificate for release of the hired vehicle from the hire scheme of the Corporation. However, the Corporation, refused to issue no objection certificate on the ground that MVOP No.267 of 2009 on the file of the MACT/District Judge, Warangal and O.P.No.265 of 2009 on the file of the MACT/District Judge, Visakhapatnam arising out of the motor accidents involving the hired vehicles in question are pending. Aggrieved by the said action of the Corporation, the present writ petition is filed. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri K.Madhava Reddy, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation. It is not disputed before this Court by the petitioners that the vehicles in question had involved in accidents and claim petitions filed by the injured/dependants of deceased are pending vide MVOP.No.267 of 2009 and O.P.No.265 of 2009 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals. However, the Corporation had admittedly withheld certain amounts from the hire charges payable to the petitioners since as per Clause 5 (iv) of the agreements the owners of the vehicles are liable for all such claims relating to motor accidents. Moreover the petitioners are also ready and willing to indemnify the liability, if any, as per the decision of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in MVOP.No.267 of 2009 and O.P.No.265 of 2009. In such circumstances, no objection certificate shall be issued to the owners of hired vehicles as per the circular dated 31.05.2007 issued by the Corporation. Hence, the respondents are not justified in rejecting the request of the petitioners for issuance of no objection certificate. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents to issue the no objection certificate as sought by the petitioners, subject to their furnishing the indemnity bonds undertaking to indemnify the Corporation in the event of any award being passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in MVOP.No.267 of 2009 and O.P.No.265 of 2009 against the Corporation. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 16.08.2011 Ivd .