The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.18319 of 2010 Dated 19th July, 2010 Between: K.Indrakaran Reddy …Petitioner And APSRTC and 2 others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri V.Jithender Rao Counsel for the respondents: Sri C.Sunil Kumar Reddy, SC for APSRTC The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in not conducting joint survey to fix correct distance between Bodhan and Kakinada, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to conduct joint survey as per the route chart annexed to Order, dated 06-08- 2008, issued by respondent No.2, to fix correct route length and pay hire charges according to the actual route length. I have heard Sri V.Jithender Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Sri C.Sunil Kumar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for APSRTC, representing the respondents. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that in pursuance of the interim direction granted by this Court on 03-11-2009, a survey was conducted on the route in question and that the actual distance for which the petitioner’s bus was plied was found to be 1430 kilometres against the distance of 1413 kilometres, adopted by the respondents and for which, payment of hire charges was made. The learned Counsel submitted that though the survey report was submitted in May, 2010, the respondents have not taken any action thereon for payment of the short fall amount to the petitioner. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents fairly admitted that the additional distance was found to be 17 kilometres for a round trip and that the petitioner is entitled to the extra payment. He further submitted that the proposals were submitted to the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of respondent No.1-Corporation and that the same are pending in his office. With the conduct of joint survey, the first part of the relief claimed by the petitioner has become infructuous. As regards the payment claimed by the petitioner, considering the statement made by the learned Standing Counsel that the proposals are pending with respondent No.1, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to make payment of the short fall amount in the light of the joint survey report within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 19th July, 2010 lur