IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 13751 of 2008 Between: 1 R. Gurivi Reddy S/o. Anki Reddy 2 V. Subramanyam S/o. V. Chalamaiah 3 J. Sankaraiah S/o. Nellappa 4 P.Jayaram Reddy S/o. Gurivi Reddy (All the petitioners no.2 to 4 are C/o. 1st petitioner, R/o. Duggannagaripalli (V) &(P), Vemmula (M), Kadapa District.) ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by its Regional Manager, Kadapa Regional kadapa, kadapa District. 2 A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by its Depot Manager, Pulivendula Bus Depot, Kadapa District. 3 The Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa, Kadapa Distirct. .....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 an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not renewing the petitioner's licenses is illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to renew the petitioner's orders as required under section 15 of Motor Vehicle Act other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.G.RAVI MOHAN Counsel for the Respondents.: SMT.W.V.S.RAJESWARI The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioners seeking a direction to the 3rd respondent – Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa to renew the petitioners’ licenses as required under Section 15 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Transport. It is the case of the petitioners that they are permanent/regular employees working in the A.P.State Road Transport Corporation since last several years without any remarks and that their licences were genuine and till they are expired recently, they were never stopped from performing their duties as drivers even during the renewal period of their licence. It is stated that for the reasons best known to the 3rd respondent – Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa, their licenses were not renewed. It is also stated that they made a representation to the 1st respondent – Regional Manager, Kadapa bringing to his notice all these facts. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners’ request for renewal of their licenses was under active consideration by the Deputy Commissioner, Transport who has already addressed to the Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa, the 3rd respondent herein and thus, sought for a direction to the Deputy Transport Commissioner, Kadapa to pass appropriate orders on their request of renewal of their licenses expeditiously, for which the learned Government Pleader for Transport also has no objection.. In the circumstances, the Deputy Transport Commissioner, Kadapa is directed to pass orders on the renewal applications of the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.09.09.2008 Note: Issue CC in one week. (B/o) msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by its Regional Manager, Kadapa Regional kadapa, kadapa District. 2 A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by its Depot Manager, Pulivendula Bus Depot, Kadapa District. 3 The Regional Transport Authority, Kadapa, Kadapa Distirct. 4 2CCs to GP for Transport, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 5 2CD copies