THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.19472 OF 2003 Date:16.03.2011 Between: Sri Ramjan Ali Mohammad Ali Gawlani .. Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Transport Roads and Buildings Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad And others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.19472 OF 2003 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao) The petitioner is the owner of a Contract Carriage Vehicle which is covered by All India Tourist Permits issued by the Road Transport Officer, Nagpur. He filed the instant writ petition assailing the notification issued by the Government under Section 3(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1963 vide G.O.Ms.No.140, dated 12.08.2002. By the said G.O., the Government directed collection of Motor Vehicles Tax at Rs.350/- per seat for a period of seven days or less and Rs.220/- per seat for a period of seven days in respect of Maxi Cabs, if such contract carriage vehicles are from other States displaying a special distinguishing mark in the form and the manner specified by the Central Government. A Division Bench of this Court in B.Nageshwar Rao v. Government of Andhra Pradesh[1] negatived the challenge to the self-same G.O. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is dismissed. Be it, however, noted that in view of the dismissal of the writ petition, it shall be open to the respondents to take necessary action as per the G.O., duly giving credit to the amount already paid by the petitioner, after issuing notice to him. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ V.V.S. RAO, J _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 16.03.2011 Note:- Furnish C.C. within one week (B/o) KH [1] W.P.No.13239 of 2003, Dated 28.01.2004