IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 21196 of 1998 Between: 1 S.Shakeela (AP 03/U 1380) W/o. S.Murashavalli, R/o. 25-559, Gangavaram Village, Chittoor. 2 K.Rajendran (AP 03/U 986) S/o. D.Kannappa, R/o. 16-296, Vepamanam Street, Chittoor. 3 S.Vatschala (APC 4590) W/o. Late R.Subramaniyam, R/o. 13-468,Eswara Temple, Prashanth Nagar, Chittoor. 4 V.Suseela (AAC 7399) W/o. M.Subaramaniyam, R/o. Gandhi Road, Chittoor. 5 T.P.Mannan, (AP 03/T 2853) S/o. T.P.Chandra, R/o.2-6-78, Kongadreddipalli, Chittoor. 6 A.G.Jayaraman (AP 03/U 1217) S/o. Govindarajulu, R/o. 43, Mandi Street, Chittoor. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that the action of the respondents insisting the gross vehicle weight of the vehicles of the petitioner bearing registration numbers as mentioned in the cause title as 15,244 kgs., as illegal, contrary to law and further hold that the said vehicles are entitled to be assigned a gross vehicle weight of 16,200 Kgs., is in accordance with Sec. 58(4) and consequently direct the respondents herein to enter the gross vehicles weight of 16,200 kgs., in the registration certificate of the Vehicles. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.GOVIND REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent-Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, insisting the Gross Vehicle weight of the vehicles of the petitioners as 15,244 kgs as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondents to enter the gross vehicle weight of 16,200 kgs in their registration certificates. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and conceded by the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondent that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of the Apex Court in N.Venkateswara Rao Vs. S.T.A., wherein the Apex Court has elaborately discussed the matter and dismissed the writ appeals and W.P.No.6211 of 1990 and batch. Accordingly, following the judgment of the Apex Court, this writ petition is also dismissed for similar reasons. No order as to costs. _________ 08.04.2005 dr/tvk To 1 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor. 2 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 3 2 CD copies