IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.17888 of 1997 Between: 1 Medapati Venkata Satyanarayana Reddy S/o Dora Reddy, R/o Oobalanka, Ravulapalem Mandal, East Godavari District. 2 M. Ramakrishna Reddy S/o Dora Reddy R/o Oobalanka, Ravulapalem Mandal, East Godavari District. 3 M. Sura Reddy S/o Dora Reddy R/o Oobalanka, Ravulapalem Mandal, East Godavari District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by the Secretary, Transport Department., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Additional Registering Authority (R.T.A.), Rajahmundry. ...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 Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction declaring the action of the respondents herein in imposing motor vehicles tax on road rollers as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, without jurisdiction and contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1963, Motor Vehicles Act 1988 and ultra vires entry 57 of list II of schedule VII of the Constitution of India and is liable to be so declared and set aside G.O.Ms.No.75, Transport Roads & Buildings (Tr.II) Dept. dt: 27-4-93 in so far as it enables the respondents to impose tax on the road rollers, and pass such further or other orders may be deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.LAKSHMANA SARMA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.17888 of 1997 ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Mr Justice B.Prakash Rao) When the matter is called, neither side appears nor there is any representation. The Writ Petition is dismissed for default. No costs. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) __________________ (C.Y.SOMAYAJULU, J) 12th March 2008 RRB