IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2030 of 2009 Between: Smt. S.Shahina, W/o. B.Shafiulla, R/o. Door No.18-6-1, Azadnagar, Hindupur, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Transport Commissioner & Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ananthaur District, Anantapur. .....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 appropriate Writ, order or direction, preferably one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not considering and disposing of the petitioners applications dated 21.12.2006 and 03.12.2008 as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents herein to consider and dispose of the said applications of the petitioners for grant of renewal of stage carriage permit P.S.P.No.1/A2/2002 for a period of 5 years beyond 02-02-2007 and for converage of permit in respect of the petitioners vehicle bearing registrtion No.AP.02/U.6086 by way of replacement to enable the petitioner to operate the said vehicle bearing Registration No.AP.02/U.6086 under the said permit PSP.No.1/A2/2002 on the Town Service Route-Hindupur Municipal Bus Stand to Kanchisamudram (via) Srikantapuram Etc., within one week from today. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.MARUTHI RAJA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The petitioner asserts that she was granted stage carriage permit P.S.P.No.1/A2/2002 valid up to 1.2.2007 to ply her Stage Carriage Bus bearing No.AP03T 9867 on the town service route – Hindupur Municipal Bus Stand to Kanchisamudram (via) Srikantapuram, P.Sadlapalli, Pulamathi, Manepalli and Sirivaram. While so, the petitioner submitted an application dated 9.8.2002 to the Regional Transport Officer, Anantapur for release of her vehicle from the said permit on the ground that the vehicle has a seating capacity of 50 in all and was grounded from 1.7.2002 and she intends to replace it with another vehicle with lesser seating capacity, but the Regional Transport Officer, vide Proceedings dated 5.9.2002, rejected her application. Questioning the said proceedings, the petitioner filed W.P. No.19101 of 2002, and in pursuance of the interim order dated 03.10.2002 passed by this Court therein, the vehicle was released. Thereafter, the petitioner made an application, dated 21.12.2006 to the respondent for renewal of her permit for a further period of five years i.e. from 2.2.2007 to 01.02.2012, and her grievance is that the respondent has not considered her application. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material placed on record. The learned Government Pleader for Transport, on instructions, submitted that the application filed by the petitioner, dated 21.12.2006 for renewal of Stage Carriage Permit P.S.P.No.1/A2/2002 from 02.02.2007 to 01.02.2012, is pending consideration before the respondent and the respondent has already issued sanction orders dated 26.12.2006 to effect renewal of permit of the petitioner, and requested this Court to grant some time to consider and dispose of the application dated 21.12.2006. Having regard to the stand taken by the learned Government Pleader for Transport as noted above, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The respondent-Deputy Transport Commissioner & Secretary is directed to consider the petitioner’s application, dated 21.12.2006 for renewal of Stage Carriage Permit P.S.P.No.1/A2/2002 for the vehicle bearing No.AP03T 9867 for the period from 02.02.2007 to 01.02.2012 and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 6th February, 2009 Note: Furnish copy in three days B/o bcj