IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO: 12761 of 2004 Between: K.J.N. Prasad. S/o.K.Chandrasekhara Naidu Plot No.9,SBI Colony, Chittoor Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor Chittoor District, rep by its Secretary. 2 Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor Chittoor District. 3 Regional Manager APSRTC Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 4 State Transport Appellate Tribunal, A.P. Exhibition Grounds Hyderabad rep by its Presiding Officer. .....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, directing the 1st respondent herein to consider and dispose of the petitioner's application dated 15.5.2002 for the grant of variation of conditions of permit on the existing Town Route Chittoor (MSR Corner) to Gundlakattamanchi Z.P High School by way of extension from Gundlakattamanchi Z.P High School to Bangarupalyam (Via) K.G.Sathram etc., as per the directions of the state Transport Appellate Tribunal A.P.Hyderabad, in R.P.No.307/2002 dated 8.8.2003 forthwith and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.NARASIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,2&4: GP FOR TRANSPORT Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MR. K.SRINIVAS RAO (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following: HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.12761 OF 2004 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner is a bus operator plying a bus in the existing town service route Chittor (MSR Corner) to Gundlakattamanchi Z.P. High School. 2 . He made an application for extension of the said route from Gundlakattamanchi Z.P.High School to Bangarupalyam on 15-05-2002. On rejection of the said application by the first respondent on 11-11-2002, he filed a revision petition before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, A.P., Hyderabad in R.P.No.307 of 2002 and the State Transport Appellate Tribunal directed the first respondent to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 15-05-2002 within four months form the date of receipt of a copy of the order of the said Tribunal. 3. The petitioner contends that the first respondent did not dispose of the said application till now, therefore, he approached this Court seeking a direction to the first respondent for the disposal of his application dated 15-05-2002. 4 . In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioner, and after hearing the counsel for both parties, the first respondent is directed to dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 15-05-2002 within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. -------------------------------- Dr. G.YETHIRAJULU, J. 22nd July, 2004. SKM Note: C.C. within Three days. B/O. skm TO 1 The Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor Chittoor District, rep by its Secretary. 2 The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Chittoor Chittoor District. 3 The Regional Manager APSRTC Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 4 The State Transport Appellate Tribunal, A.P. Exhibition Grounds Hyderabad, rep by its Presiding Officer. 5 Two C.Cs. to GP for Transport, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 6 Two C.D.Copies.