IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 30570 of 1998 Between: 1 V.Kamalamma, W/o. V.Shambaiah, R/o. Feelkhana, Hyderabad. 2 K.Jeevan Reddy, S/o. K.Ranga Reddy, R/o. Yacharam, R.R.District, 3 T.Shravan Kumar, S/o. T.Pandu, R/o. Feelkhana, Hyderabad. 4 Naveen Chand K.Shah, S/o. K.V.Shah, R/o., Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 5 Smt.Ch.Vijayalakshmi, W/o. Satyanarayana, R/O. Mahabood Gunj, Hyderabad. 6 Mohd. Mohiuddin, S/o. Mohd Pasha Miya, R/o. Maharaj Gunj, Hyderabad. 7 A.Lakshmaiah, S/o. Rangaiah, R/o. Maharaj Gunj, Hyderabad. 8 A.Rangaiah, S/o.Laxmaiah, R/o. Maharaj Gunj, Hyderabad. 9 C.Devender Reddy, S/o. C.Gopal Reddy, R/o. Seethaphalmandi, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Central Zone, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, West Zone, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ranga Reddy Disrict. 4 Secretary , R.T.A. Secunderabad. .....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 a writ or order or direction one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioners to carry the gross vehicle weight of 16200 kgs in their vehicles to the said vehicles are entitled to carry the said weight in accordance with section 58(1) of the motor vehicles Act and consequently direct the respondents to enter the gross vehicle weight of 16200 kgs in Registration certificates of the petitioners vehicles. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.H.RAVI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent-Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, in not permitting the petitioners to carry Gross Vehicle weight of 16,200 kgs in their vehicles as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondents to permit the petitioners to carry the said weight in their goods vehicles. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and conceded by the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondent that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of the Apex Court in N.Venkateswara Rao Vs. S.T.A., wherein the Apex Court has elaborately discussed the matter and dismissed the writ appeals and W.P.No.6211 of 1990 and batch. Accordingly, following the ratio laid down by the Apex Court in the above judgment, this writ petition is also dismissed for similar reasons. No order as to costs. _________ 08.04.2005 dr/tvk To 1 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Central Zone, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, West Zone, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ranga Reddy Disrict. 4 Secretary , R.T.A. Secunderabad. 5 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 6 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TML}