IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 12772 of 2007 Between: 1 Sri Venkateswara Jr.College, rep. by M.Prabhas Reddy, r/o Rly Station Road, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. (AP.15V.7815) (AP.15V.7814). 2 Vidhya Vani High School, rep., by Ravinder, Husnabad, Karimnagar District.(AP 36U 2787). 3 J.S.M.Public School rep., by N.Ramesh Rao, r/o Hunter Road, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. (AP 36 T.7595). ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Transport Commissioner, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. Transport Commissioner & Secretary, R.T.A., Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 3 The Secretary, R.T.A., Warangal District, Warangal. 4 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Secretary, Transport Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. .....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 of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the Memo No.001/R5/2006 dated 29-03-2007 issued by the 1st respondent herein as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner institutions to ply the Buses aged more than 15 years The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P.Venkata Rao, Advocate for the Petitioners, and of the G.P. for Transport, for the Respondents, and the Court made the following ORDER: “The learned Government Pleader for Transport submits that the Commissioner of Transport has already instructed all the subordinates not to seize any vehicles on the ground that they more than 15 years old. A general order is said to be in the process. Hence, there shall be interim direction to the respondents not to seize the vehicles of the petitioners on the ground that they are 15 years old. Post on 22-06-2007 ‘for judgment’ in Motion List.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Transport Commissioner, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. Transport Commissioner & Secretary, R.T.A., Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 3 The Secretary, R.T.A., Warangal District, Warangal. 4 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Transport Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. (Addressees 1 to 4 BY RPAD) 5. Two CCs to G.P. for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 6. One CC to Sri P.Venkata Rao, Advocate (OPUC). 7. One Spare Copy HIGH COURT LNRJ DATE: 19-06-2007 NOTE: POST ON 22-06-2007 ORDER WP. NO. 12772 OF 2007 INTERIM DIRECTION