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 : 33465 of 1997 Between: A.Narayana S/o. A . Narasaiah, R/o. Door No. 10 Market, Stisailam, Kurnool Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Transport Officer, Nandyala, Kurnool Dist. .....RESPONDENT 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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the order of the respondent herein refusing to reduce the seating capacity as a 7 seator Motor Cab in respect of the petitioner's vehicle Bearing Registration No. AP 16/H 7713, as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and further direct him to convert the vehicle as Transport vehicle by reducing the seating capacity from 10 to 7 by assigning pucca Registration No. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.JOHN RAJENDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent : 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 our High 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, Nandyala, Kurnool Dist. 2. 2CCs to G.P. for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 3. 2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No. 33465 OF 1997 31st December, 2004