HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.27441 & 27602 of 2011 WRIT PETITION No.27441 of 2011 Date:30.09.2011 Between: M/c Ch.Yagniah and Sons, Reptd., by Its Managing Partner-Ch.Subrahmanyam ..... Petitioner AND The Govt. of A.P., Reptd by its Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Hyderabad and two others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri P.Suresh Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Transport AND WRIT PETITION No.27602 of 2011 Between: M/c Ch.Yagniah and Sons, Reptd., by Its Managing Partner-Ch.Subrahmanyam ..... Petitioner AND The Govt. of A.P., Reptd by its Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Hyderabad and two others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri P.Suresh Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Transport The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: In these two Writ Petitions, the grievance of the petitioners, who are the owners of three tanker lorries bearing registration Nos.AP 29 TA 4799, AP 10U 9119, AP 10U 2729 and an Eicher Open No.AP 10V 119, is that due to general strike of the employees of respondent No.2, their applications for renewal of Fitness Certificates are not being entertained. It is their pleaded case that in case of AP 29 TA 4799, the Fitness Certificate expired on 24.09.2011, in case of AP10 U 9119 and AP 10V 119, the Fitness Certificates are expiring today and in case of AP 10U 2729 on 07.10.2011. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport, appearing for the respondents, candidly conceded that because of the general strike, in which the employees of Transport department in Ranga Reddy District are participating, the applications from the owners of the vehicles filed for various purposes, including the issuance of Fitness Certificates, are not being entertained or disposed of. Having regard to this peculiar and supervening circumstances, the respondents are directed to permit the petitioners to operate their lorries bearing registration Nos.AP 29 TA 4799, AP 10U 9119, AP 10U 2729 and Eicher Open No.AP 10V 119, for a period of two months from today or till such time as the general strike is called of, whichever is earlier. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petitions, W.P.M.P.Nos.33858 and 34048 of 2011 filed by the petitioners for interim reliefs are disposed of as infructuous. ______________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 30th September 2011 Note: Issue CC in five days. B/o DR