IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHT DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 18784 of 1998 Between: 1 V. Vimala w/o. Shankaraiah R/o H.No. 10-35, Ramnagar, Karimnagar, Vehicle No. AP. 15 T. 6169. 2 A. RamReddy s/o. BalReddy R/O.H.No. 2-140, IthRajpally, (M), Husnabad, District, Karimnagar, Vehicle No. A.P. 15-T2444. 3 E. RajiReddy s/o Venkat Reddy R/o. Bhagyanagar colony, Karimnagar District. Vehicle No. A.P. 15-T2504. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Karimnagar. .....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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declaring the action of the respondent in not permitting the petitioners here in to carry the gross vehicle weight of 8,770 kgs as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Law and further direct the respondent here in to permit the petitioners to carry the gross vehicle weight as 8,770 kgs in respect of their goods vehicles No.A.P.15T 6169, A.P. 15-T2444, A.P.15-T2504 of the petitioners No.1 to 3 respectively by entering the same in respective registration certificates of the said vehicles forth with. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.A.BARI Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent-Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, in not permitting the petitioners to carry Gross Vehicle weight of 8,770 kgs as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondent to permit the petitioners to carry the said weight in their goods vehicles. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and is conceded by the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondent that the subject matter involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of the Apex Court in N.Venkateswara Rao Vs. S.T.A., wherein the Apex Court has elaborately discussed the matter and dismissed the writ appeals and W.P.No.6211 of 1990 and batch. Accordingly, following the above judgment of the Apex Court, this writ petition is also dismissed for similar reasons. No order as to costs. _________ 08.04.2005 dr/tvk To 1 The Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Karimnagar. 2 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 3 2 CD copies