IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8587 OF 2011 Between: Vizag Seaport Private Limited ..... PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8587 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner acquired three cranes of LHM400G model. According to it, the cranes are almost immobile and they have to be operated from a fixed place. On that basis, it did not get the cranes registered under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Visakhapatnam, the 5th respondent, issued notice, dated 07.03.2011, requiring the petitioner to get the cranes registered with threat of curative action. Petitioner feels aggrieved by the same. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. 3. Identical issue arose before this Court in W.P.No.5049 of 2011. In that case, the petitioner made a detailed representation to the Transport Commissioner seeking determination as to whether the crane is liable to be registered or not. The Writ Petition was disposed of directing that the Commissioner shall examine the representation and till he pass the orders, no preventive action shall be taken against the crane. 4. Following the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the petitioner shall submit representation to the Transport Commissioner, Government of Andhra Pradesh, within fifteen days from today. The same shall be examined by the Transport Commissioner and appropriate orders shall be passed within six weeks from receipt thereof. Till such orders are passed, the respondents 4 and 5 shall not take any punitive steps against the crane. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J March 30, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. in three days. B/O.MD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8587 OF 2011 March 30, 2011