C. V. N. SASTRY, J.

( 1 ) IN this writ petition, the petitioner seeks to assail the order dated 2-1 -1996 passed by the first respondentv i. e. , the Joint Transport Commissioner and secretary, State Transport Authority, A. P. , hyderabad, refusing to convene a timings conference to adjust the timings of the petitioner and the second respondent and referring the petitioner to the secretary, Transport Authority, Madras for the purpose.

( 2 ) THE petitioner operates two vehicles on the basis of pucca permits granted by the state Transport Authority, A. P. , on the inter- state route Pernambat to Kuppam via V. Kota. Subsequently the second respondent was granted temporary permits by the secretary, S. T. A. , Madras, one on the route vellore to Kuppam via V. Kota and gudiyatham and the other on Gudiyatham to kuppam via V. Kota. As the major part of the said routes lies in the State of Andhra pradesh, the permits obtained by the second respondent were counter-signed by the state Transport Authority of A. P. under section 88 of the Motor Vehicles Act. As there was a clash between the timings of the petitioner and the second respondent, the petitioner approached the first respondent with a

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