IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 21443 of 2004 Between: 1 I.Venkataramana, S/o.Sri I.Sanyasi Rao, R/o.Rekhana Street, Parishisudi, Gajapathi Dist.Orisia State. 2 P.Somasekhar Rao, S/o.late Kamaraju, R/o.Rekhana Street, Parlakhimundi, Gajapathi Dist., Orissa State. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Secretary., State Transport Authority, A.P.Sri Burgula Ramakrishna Rao office Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 2 The APSRTC., rep.by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. .....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 orders or direction, particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in considering the petition dt.17-3-2004, filed on 18-3-2004 by the petitioners as illegal, improper, unjust and failure to exercise his powers vested in him, with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the said petition dt.17-3-2004 filed on 18-3-2004 and dispose of it, immediately. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.VENKATA RAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR TRANSPORT Counsel for the Respondent No.2: Sri K. Srinivasa Rao, S.C. for APSRTC The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents and perused the material on record. The prayer in the writ petition is very innocuous and the petitioners’ representation, dated 17.3.2004 can be considered by the 1st respondent, who has to take appropriate decision in accordance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Rules made thereunder. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, I consider it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent to examine the application of the petitioners, dated 17.3.2004 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Rules made thereunder. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 28th January, 2005 bcj To 1 The Secretary., State Transport Authority., A.P.Sri Burgula Ramakrishna Rao office Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 3. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4. Two C.D. copies