IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI ANIL R.DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 7281 of 2009 Between: Navata Road Transport, rep. by its Partner P. Ramesh Kumar, S/o. Late P.S.C. Bose, Office at Plot No.1, Block No.1, Auto Nagar, Hyderabad-70. ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Transport Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Regional Transport Authority, Krishna at Vijayawada. .....Respondents 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 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting to pay profession tax at the rate of Rs.750/- per year for each vehicle of the firm, and not renewing the permits, not issuing fitness and Hypothecation endorsement certificates belonging to the vehicles of the petitioner firm is wholly, illegal and arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the provisions of the Profession Tax Act, 1987. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K.RAVI, Advocate for the Petitioner and GP for Transport for the Respondents, the Court made the following : ORDER: Learned advocate for the petitioner prays for time so as to enable the petitioner to join the commercial tax Department as one of the respondents. Any payment if made by the petitioner during the pendency of the petition would be subject to final out come. Stand over to 09.04.2009. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Transport Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Regional Transport Authority, Krishna at Vijayawada.(RR 1 and 2 by RPAD) 3. One CC to Sri. K.Ravi, Advocate, (OPUC) 4. Two CCs to GP for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyd. (OUT) 5. Two spare copies. JU HIGH COURT HCJ&RRJ DT. 8.4.2009 STAND OVER TO 9.4.2009 ORDER WP NO. 7281/2009 DIRECTION. Drafted by JU Dt. 8.4.2009. HIGH COURT HCJ&RRJ DT. 8.4.2009 STAND OVER TO 9.4.2009 ORDER WP NO. 7281/2009 DIRECTION.