IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 23640 of 2004 Between: Smt.J.C.Uma Reddy, W/o.J.C.Prabhakara Reddy, R/o.15/311, Sanjeevanagar, Tadipatri, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State Transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad rep.by its Secretary. 2 Secretary, State Transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh, B.R.K.R.Buildings, at 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, preferably one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner's applications submitted in P.C.O.A. Forms bearing R.Nos.6629/B3/04 to 6643/B3/04 dated 23-6-2004 in the next meeting of the 1st respondent or by way of circulation within one month from today for the grant of six Inter state Contract carriage permits to operate in Ranga Reddy and Sanga Reddy Districts of Andhra Pradesh and in Karnataka and Maharastra States forthwith; and pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.NARASIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The petitioner submitted applications in P.C.O.A. Form bearing R.Nos.6629/B3/04 to 6634/B3/04, dated 23.6.2004 for grant of Six Inter State Contract Carriage Permits. The learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that in spite of the petitioner submitting the applications, dated 23.6.2004, the same have not been considered so far. Therefore, he prays to give a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s applications. The learned Government Pleader for Transport has contended that if the petitioner’s applications are found to be in order, the same will be placed in the next meeting for consideration. Without entering into the merits of the case, it can be noticed that the petitioner submitted applications in P.C.O.A. Forms on 23.6.2004. Whether the petitioner is entitled to the grant of any Contract Carriage Permit or not has to be considered by the respondents in accordance with the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Rules made thereunder. Therefore, a direction is given to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner by duly placing her applications, dated 23.6.2004 in next meeting and dispose of the same in accordance with law within a period of two months whichever is earlier. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. ______________ (K.C. BHANU,J.) 20th December, 2004. To 1 The Secretary, State Transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2 Secretary, State Transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh, B.R.K.R.Buildings, at Hyderabad. 3 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two C.D. copies Note: Furnish copy in three days (b/o) bcj