IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8300 of 2007 Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the G.O. Ms. No. 239, Transport, Roads & Buildings (Tr.I), Department, dated: 24-01-2006 as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory offending Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and further direct the 2nd Respondent herein to issue Fitness Certificate to the vehicles to the petitioners and permit to ply their vehicles without insisting upon to fix Speed Governors to the said vehicles The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P.Venkata Rao, Advocate for the Petitioners and of the G.P. for Transport, for the Respondent, the Court made the following ORDER: “Post along with W.P. No. 3976 of 2007. Pending further orders, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be required to comply with the G.O. Ms. No. 239, dated: 24-01-2006, in report of such of their vehicles, as are not exclusively permitted to operate in the areas mentioned in the G.O.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Government of A.P., Transport, Roads & Buildings (Tr.I), Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad (East), Hyderabad 3. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ranga Reddy District 4. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad (Central), Hyderabad 5. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ranga Reddy District (East) Zone, Hyderabad 6. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad (West) Zone, Hyderabad 7. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad, (Central) Zone, Hyderabad 8. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad (South), Zone, Hyderabad 9. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Secunderabad 10. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Nalgonda District, Nalgonda 11. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Tirupathi, Chittoor District (Addressees 1 to 11 BY RPAD) 12. Two CCs to G.P. for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 13. One CC to Sri P.Venkata Rao, Advocate (OPUC). 14. One Spare copy. AB HIGH COURT AB DRAFTED ON 19-04-2007 LNRJ DATE: 19-04-2007 ORDER WP. NO. 8300 OF 2007 DIRECTION