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 : 13186 of 2004 Between: P. Ramachandra Reddy, S/o. Rajarami Reddy, agted about 59 years, Occ: retd Employee R/o. D.No. 2/428, Balaji Nagar, Ravindra Nagar Post, Kadapa Town and District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa, Kadapa District. .....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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not deducting the tax already paid as quarterly tax for the petitioner's vehicle TATA SUMP-SE bearing No. A.P.04 E-2424 from the life tax that is to be paid for the vehicle and at least in not granting installments for the payment of life tax, as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, oppressive and highhanded and consequently direct the respondent to deduct the tax already paid by the petitioner from the life tax that is to be paid in respect of petitioner's vehicle TATA SUMO-SE bearing No. A.P.04-E-2424, in alternative direct the respondent to receive the life tax in instalments. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.L.J.VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: SPL GP FOR TAXES 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 petitioner 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 Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa, Kadapa district. 2. The Spl GP for Taxes, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 3. 2 CD copies. HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13591 of 2004 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki) August 3, 2004. Operative portion by wire. nmr