IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 25212 of 2001 Between: Nellore District RTC Stall Owners Association,Rno.53/2001, having Regd Officer at 23/1140, Aravind Nagar, Nellore-3. R/o. Nellore Town, Rep by its Secretary B.Venkateswara Rao, S/o.Tirupati Rayudu ..... PETITIONER AND 1 APSRTC Rep by its Managing Director RTC X Roads, Hyderabad. 2 Executive Director (Operations), A.P.S.R.T.C.. RTC X Roads, Hyderabad. 3 The REgional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Nellore Region, Nellore. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an order, Writ or direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of Constitution of India, declaring the acton of the Respondent in not considering the respresentation dt.8,11,2001 submitted by the petitioner Association for Remission of rents/Licence fee for the stalls in APSRCT Main Bus Station and PSR Bus Station Nellore Town during the APSTRC Employees Strike Period i.e,. from 15.10.2001 to 7.11.2001 as illegal, arbitrary discriminatory and violative of ARticles 14 of Constitution of India and consequential direct the Respondent to consider the representation dt.8.11.2001 in correct perspective and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.V.SIVAIAH HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 25212 OF 2001 ORAL ORDER: None appears on either side. The petitioner in this Writ Petition questions the action of the respondents in not considering the representation dated 8.11.2001 for granting remission of payment of rents of the stall in APSRTC Bus Depots at Nellore during the RTC employees strike period from 15.1.2001 to 7.11.20001. As there was no business during the strike period the petitioner’s Association made a representation dated 8.11.2001 before 2nd and 3rd respondents for reduction of rents for the aforesaid strike period of 24 days permitting them to pay the remaining rents. It is not known whether the said representation has been disposed of or not and whether the members of the petitioner’s Association is entitled for any remission of rent as per the agreement. However, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the petitioner- Association is permitted to make a fresh representation enclosing the earlier representation dated 8.11.2001 made before 2nd and 3rd respondents. On such representation is being made, respondents 2 and 3 are directed to consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J Date: 28.03.2008 KA ---- REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 APSRTC Rep by its Managing Director RTC X Roads, Hyderabad. 2 Executive Director (Operations), A.P.S.R.T.C.. RTC X Roads, Hyderabad. 3 The REgional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Nellore Region, Nellore. 4. 2CCs to 5. 2CD copies