IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18142 of 2008 Between: Aditya J Mehta S/o. Jitendra Mehta R/o. Flat No.102, Sreeji Mehta Park, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Transport Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Transport Commissioner, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the representation 03.07.2008 made by the petitioner seeking permission to install Auto Clutch manufactured by M/s. HAND IN HAND CORP, Seoul, Korea Company without making any alteration to the engine by extending the beneﬁts that were given to a physically handicaped person as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to extend the beneﬁts given to a physically handicaped person by permitting the petitioner to install the Auto Clutch facility in the proposed car that has been purchased by the petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAMCHANDER GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : Order: The petitioner is a physically challenged person. It is his case that he met with an accident in the month of May, 2006 and his right leg above the knee joint was amputated and was declared as a physically handicapped person and as on date he is enjoying all the beneﬁts that were extended by the Government from time to time to the physically challenged persons as well as holding a physically handicapped driving licence issued by the Regional Transport Authority. It is his case that he is doing business and in that connection he has to roam around the city and, therefore, he wanted to purchase a vehicle which suits his necessities and the enquiries made by him revealed that M/s.Hand and Hand Corporation, Seoul, Korea company is manufacturing the auto clutch which do not require any changes in the engine or body, being an electronic device accepted by various states. Therefore, he approached the 2nd respondent by making a representation on 3.7.2008 along with the documents and registrations done in various states after installation of the auto clutch manufactured by the Korea company and requested for extending all the beneﬁts for which he is entitled as a physically challenged person but so far there is no response from the respondents and hence this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Transport and at their request the matter is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage itself. Since the petitioner has already approached the 2nd respondent by way of making a representation on 3.7.2008, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that instead of this Court going into the merits of the matter, the respondents may be directed to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner expeditiously, for which the learned counsel for the petitioner also agreed. In the circumstances, the 2nd respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 3.7.2008 expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.22.08.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Transport Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Transport Commissioner, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 2CCs to GP for Transport, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 4 2CD copies