IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 28700 of 2008 Between: Smt.B.Sujayalakshmi ..... PETITIONER AND The Secretary, RTA. Chittoor .....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 to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondent in considering the application of the petitioner dated 31-5-2008 received on 2-6-2008 for the grant of reduction of the seating capacity in the bus TN-45/B-3132 from 36 in all to 16 in all, plying on the town service route Vayalpad SBI to Kakinada Cross as illegal, improper, unjust and arbitrary with a direction to the respondent herein to consider the said application of the petitioner immediately and to grant it. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.VENKATA RAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.28700 OF 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the inaction of the respondent in considering the application of the petitioner dated.31-05-2008 requesting for grant of reduction of seating capacity in the bus bearing No.TN-45/B-3132 from 36 in all to 16, as arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondent. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner’s application dated.31-05-2008 is pending before the respondent, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider the petitioner’s application dated.31-05-2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two(2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 30.12.2008 *TSNR