IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20599 of 1997 Between: Gurram Kondala Raidu S/o. Srikrishna Murthy r/o. D.No. 6-25/2, Bendamurlanka, Allavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Transport Officer & Asst. Secretary, Regional . . . . Transport Authority, Rajahmundry. East Godavari District at Rajahmundry. 2 Transport Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Joint Transport Commissioner & Secretary, State Transport . . . Authority, Andhra Pradesh, 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 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 1st respondent in not permitting the petitioner to alter the seating capacity of the vehicle of the Petitioner bearing Chassis No. 385 003 GSQ 930298 and Engine No. 483 DL 41 GSQ 781747 to operate the same as a Motor Cab as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law and discriminatory and further direct the 1st Respondent to permit the petitioner to operate the said Vehicle as a Motor Cab by assigning Registration Mark while directing the 3rd respondent herein to issue an All India Tourist Permit to the said Vehicle; Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.MARUTHI RAJA Counsel for the Respondents.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER : It is represented that the questions involved in this Writ Petition are covered by a decision of a Division Bench of this Court in a case of O. Gangadhar Vs. Transport Commissioner, in W.P.No. 20335 of 1999 and Batch. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is hereby dismissed as being covered by the aforesaid decision. No order as to costs. ----------------------------- P.S. Narayana, J. 31st December, 2004. KM ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Regional Transport Officer & Asst. Secretary, Regional . . . . Transport Authority, Rajahmundry. East Godavari District at Rajahmundry. 2 Transport Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Joint Transport Commissioner & Secretary, State Transport . . . Authority, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4. 2CCs to G.P. for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No. 20599 OF 1997 31st December, 2004