IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8182 OF 2007 DATED 19-04-2007 BETWEEN N.Jeelani and another. .. PETITIONER And The Deputy Transport Commissioner & the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa, Kadapa District. ..Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8182 OF 2007 Oral Order: The petitioners hold town service permits to operate the services on the routes Jammalamadugu Old Bus Stand to Mylavaram Dam and Jammalamadugu Old Bus Stand to Dommara Nandyal respectively, which were granted more than a decade ago. They state that on account of the illicit plying of autos in the area, it became unviable for them to operate the buses and that the vehicles also need major repairs. They claim to have submitted stoppage reports as well as the applications to permit them to release the vehicles for undertaking repairs or replacements. Their grievance is that no orders have been passed by the respondents so far on the said applications. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. It is for the respondent to take note of the relevant facts and provisions of law and pass appropriate orders on the applications filed by the petitioners for release of the vehicles. If the circumstances warrant grant of such permissions, there is no reason why the applications must be kept pending for a long time. Hence the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the petitioners for release of the vehicles within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dated 19.4.2007