IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDMESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.9503 of 1999 Between: G. Janardhan Reddy S/o. Damodar ..... Petitioner AND The Licensing Officer, O/o. the Regional Transport Officer, Mahabubnagar and another ....Respondents THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.9503 of 1999 ORDER: (per THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI) This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 – Licensing Officer, in considering and disposing of his application dated 22-04-1999 to reopen the demand notice dated 15-04-1999 in R.No.2840/A2/99, which was passed by respondent No.1, and to receive his explanation dated 22-4-1999, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport and perused the record. 3. We had perused the demand notice dated 15-04-1999, which shows that no explanation has been offered by the petitioner to the show cause notice dated 03-04-1999 passed by respondent No.1. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had submitted his explanation on 22-04-1999 to the show cause notice dated 03-04-1999 and that he could not file the same within ten days as stipulated in the show cause notice, as he was seriously ill during that period. 5. In the above circumstances, we are of the opinion that the matter be remanded back to respondent No.1 to reconsider the same. 6. Accordingly, the matter is remanded back to respondent No.1 to reconsider the same by taking into consideration the explanation dated 22-04-1999 submitted by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible. A fresh copy of the explanation dated 22-04-1999 shall be submitted by the petitioner to respondent No.1 for expeditious disposal of the matter. 7. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is allowed. __________________ T.MEENA KUMARI, J ___________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J March 10, 2010 KTL