THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY Writ Petition No.18186 of 2005 19-08-2005 Between: Dasari Bhaskar Rao ... PETITONER AND The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Guntur, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY Writ Petition No.18186 of 2005 ORDER: The petitioner, who is the owner of a lorry bearing Registration No.AP20U-1499 with a national permit, has come up with the present writ petition seeking a direction to the respondent to allow him to run said vehicle for a period of three months so as to enable him to replace the same with a new one to be run under the same permit. At the time of hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner represented that under similar circumstances, in the case of K.Venkateswara Reddy v The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Guntur District in W.P.No.10166 of 2004 on 19.07.2004, a learned Single Judge of this Court following the earlier orders passed, granted three months time from the date of the order to replace the existing vehicle with a new one; and till then, the petitioner was permitted to ply the existing vehicle, if it was in good condition. Therefore, the learned counsel sought for a similar direction. Under the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the respondent to permit the petitioner to run the existing vehicle for a period of three months from today in order to replace the same with a new one, if the present vehicle is in good condition. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ 17.08.2005 Note: Issue CC by tomorrow. (b/o) VGB