IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13591 of 2004 Between: 1 K. Durganand, S/o K. Gopichand, aged about 52 years, Occ: Private Service, R/.o H.No. 30-18-15, Seetharamapuram, Vijayawada. 2 S. Balarama Swamy, S/o Narayana Rao, aged 51 years, Occ: Private Service, R/.o H.No. 30-18-15, Seetharamapuram, Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary, Road Transport Authority, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary, Road Transport Authority, Kakinada, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring the action of the respondents authorities in demanding the petitioners to pay the life tax without issue any prior notice on the vehicle of Toyota Qualis vide bearing Nos. AP16 AF 6129, AP5, AB93, AP16 AD 0320, AP16 AD 6768 as arbitrary illegal and consequent direct the respondents to permit the petitioners to continue to pay the quarterly tax in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court, at the admission stage, made the following ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki) This writ petition is filed seeking a direction that the respondents should be directed not to insist the petitioners to pay life tax on the vehicles mentioned in the writ petition. We understand that the matter is covered by an earlier judgment of this Court and the owner of private vehicles are bound to pay the life tax. Therefore, no relief can be granted to the petitioners in this writ petition. However, in the interest of justice we grant four weeks time from today to the petitioners to pay life tax. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _____________________ BILAL NAZKI, J _____________________ S.ANANDA REDDY, J August 3, 2004. Operative portion by wire at party’s cost. (b/o) nmr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary, Road Transport Authority, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary, Road Transport Authority, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3. Government Pleader for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 4.2CD copies