IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 22748 of 2008 Between: K. Venkateswar Rao S/o. Subbaiah R/o. H.No.44-8-2, Beside Ram Gopal Theatre, Gunadala, Krishna Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Transport Officer (Licencing Officer) Ongole, Prakasam Dist. .....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, order or direction particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus, declaring the impugned proceedings in R.No.11126 / B4 / 2008, dt.03-10-2008 in suspending the driving licence of the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequently direct the respondent to return the driving licence to the petitioner forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.SIVA RAMA KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.22748 of 2008 ORDER: Questioning the impugned order, dated 03.10.2008, issued by the respondent, suspending the driving licence of the petitioner, for a period of six months, in exercise of power under Section 21 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘the Act’), on the ground that the petitioner was involved in an accident, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. When the matter is taken up for admission today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and admitted to by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondent that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the orders of this Court, passed in W.P.No.6419 of 2008, dated 29.07.2008, wherein this Court considered similar issue and allowed the said writ petition. Following the same, this writ petition is also allowed on the same terms. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J 18.10.2008 v v