IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10734 of 2005 Between: K.Amarender S/o K. Sambaiah R/o Plot No. 185, Phase-IV, T.V. Colony, Vanastalipuram, Ranga Reddy District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Transport Commissioner & Secretary, RTA., R.R. District, Andhra Pradesh 2 The Regional Transport Officer, Uppal Region, R.R. District at Nagole .....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 Writ, Order or Direction more Particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the representation submitted by the petitioner on 8-12-2003 seeking to rectify the mistake that had crept in allotting his vehicle Number bearing Reg. No.AP-28-R-494 to a Tata Sumo Vehicle as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith rectify the same and to intimate the same to the petitioner or to allot a new number. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S. VENKATESWARLU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court at the admission stage made the following : ORDER: 1. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner, who is the owner of two wheeler vehicle Suzuki Samurai bearing registration No. AP-28-R-494, seeking a direction to rectify the mistake crept in the records in respect of the number of the said vehicle. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the two wheeler Suzuki Samurai bearing registration No.AP-9 R-494 having purchased it from Shanthi Enterprises, Vanastalipuram, Ranga Reddy District on hire purchase by availing financial assistance from Ashok Leyland Finance Limited. He has subsequently discharged the loan amount and made application before the respondent No.1 for termination of the hire purchase vide counterfoil No.20673 and accordingly he submitted the original registration certificate. On verification, he came to know that the registration No.AP-9, R-494 has been allotted to one Tata Sumo vehicle. Thus he submitted a representation to the respondent No.1 for rectification of the mistake. 3 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. 4 It is no more in dispute that the petitioner is the owner of the Suzuki Samurai vehicle bearing registration No.AP-9 R-494. A Photostat copy of the certificate of registration has been placed on record. It appears that some mistake has been crept in the office of the respondents while allotting the number to some other vehicle for which the petitioner is in no way concerned. 5 . Since the petitioner has already submitted a representation to the respondent No.1 to rectify the mistake in the records in respect of the vehicle bearing registration No.AP-9, R-494, the respondents are directed to consider the application within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and pass appropriate orders. The petitioner is directed to produce all the original documents to the respondents’ authorities. 6. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. --------------------------------------- B.SESHASAYANA REDDY,J 29/04/2005 Stp To 1 The Deputy Transport Commissioner & Secretary RTA. R.R. District, Andhra Pradesh 2 The Regional Transport Officer, Uppal Region, R.R. District at Nagole 3.Two CCs to G.P. for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(OUT). 4) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}