IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19266 of 2004 Between: M.S. Chinna Krishna Swamy, S/o. Late M. Srinivasa Mudaliar, Aged 45 years, Bus Owner, R/o. South Mada Street, Tirupati, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor, Chittoor District, rep. by its Secretary. 2. Deputy Transport Commissioner & Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor, Chittoor District. .....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 appropriate, Writ, Order or direction, preferably one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not considering and disposing of petitioner's application dated 17.07.2003 in R.No.19054/B1/03, for renewal of Permit PSP.No.6/A1/88 on the town service route-K.L. Hospital to Tirupati (via) Akkarampalli etc. as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents to consider and dispose of the said application of the petitioner forthwith while directing the 2nd respondent to issue temporary permit under Sec.87(d) of M.V. Act, 1988 to enable the petitioner to operate the said vehicle TAP 8655 on the said route forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.NARASIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1&2: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court at the stage of admission made the following : THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU Writ Petition No. 19266 of 2004 ORDER: The petitioner is contending that he is the owner of a bus and he made an application on 17.07.2003 for renewal of the permit-PSP.No.6/A1/88 on the town service route-K.L. Hospital to Tirupati (via) Akkarampalli, to the second respondent. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the second respondent so far did not pass any order on the said application. Therefore, he approached this Court through this writ petition, seeking a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the said application. 3. In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioner, the second respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders, according to the existing rules, on the application of the petitioner dated 17.07.2003 for renewal of the permit covered by PSP.No.6/A1/88 on the Town Service route-K.L. Hospital to Tirupati (via) Akkarampalli within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________________ Dr.G.YETHIRAJULU, J Date: 14th October, 2004. Cs ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 2. The Deputy Transport Commissioner & Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) 4. Two C.D. copies.