IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION Nos.16573 and 16579 of 2010 WRIT PETITION No.16573 of 2010 BETWEEN S. Ramadevi. ... PETITIONER AND The A.P.S.R.T.C. rep. by its V.C. cum M.D and two others. ...RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION No.16573 of 2010 BETWEEN S. Sreenivas. ... PETITIONER AND The A.P.S.R.T.C. rep. by its V.C. cum M.D and two others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K. RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR. C. SUNIL KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR. POTTIGARI SREEDHAR REDDY (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following order: COMMON ORDER: The petitioners in both these cases seek payment of increased hire tariff from the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) on the ground of a hike in the rates of HSD oil. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners in these two cases states that the matter is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in P. SIVA PRASAD v. APSRTC (WP.No.8376 of 2010 dated 15.04.2010). Sri C. Sunil Kumar Reddy, learned standing counsel for the APSRTC, accepts so. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of in terms of the order passed by this Court in WP.No.8376 of 2010 dated 15.04.2010 with the following directions: The respondents shall consider the claim of the petitioners in the light of the agreement clause, which provides for revision of the hire tariff whenever the price of HSD Oil is revised and take a decision accordingly. If the respondents find justification in the petitioners’ claim, they shall pay the amounts due to the petitioners within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, if the petitioners’ requests are negatived, a reasoned order to that effect shall be passed and communicated to them within the said period. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ SANJAY KUMAR, J July 13, 2010 DSK