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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3209]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA

WRIT PETITION NO: 3843 of 2026

Between:

1. M. GANGI REDDY, S/O. M. SATYANARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT

68 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.15/113, BOAT OFFICE VEEDHI,

DOWLAISWARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. A.P.,

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY, TRANSPORT, ROADS AND BUILDINGS

DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI,

GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT

CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS VICE-CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING

DIRECTOR, RTC HOUSE, PNBS, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT.

ANDHRA PRADESH.

3. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, A.P.S.R.T.C., WEST GODAVARI, ELURU.

4. THE DISTRICT PUBLIC TRANSPORT OFFICER, A.P.S.R.T.C., WEST

GODAVARI AT BHIMAVARAM.

5. THE CHIEF TRAFFIC MANAGER, A.P.S.R.T.C., CORPORATE OFFICE,

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, RTC HOUSE, PNBS, VIJAYAWADA,

NTR DISTRICT.

6. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A.P.S.R.T.C., ZONAL MANAGERS

OFFICE, OPERATION DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA ZONE,

VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT.

7. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ZONE-11, A.P.S.R.T.C., VIJAYAWADA.

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8. THE ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, O/O.

THE DEPUTY CME/ZONE-LL, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST GODAVARI

DISTRICT.

9. THE DEPOT MANAGER, A.P.S.R.T.C., NARSAPURAM, WEST

GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. S ARIFULLAH

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. K SRINIVASA PRASAD SC For APSRTC

2. GP FOR TRANSPORT

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The Court made the following ORDER:

The present Writ Petition is filed against the Office Order dated

24.06.2025 of the 9^th respondent directing the recovery of an amount of

Rs.2,25,435/- and Rs.2,25,805/- from the petitioner on various grounds.

The petitioner is also seeking a direction for refund of the amounts

recovered so far.

2) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard

Mr.K.Srinivas Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for the APSRTC.

Perused the material on record.

3) The facts of the case, as set out in the affidavit in brief may be

stated as follows –

4) APSRTC issued Tender Notification in the year 2007 inviting

applications from private entrepreneurs for supply of various category /

types of buses under hire scheme for operation on the identified roads.

Pursuant to the said notification, one Mr. V.Mallikarjuna Rao submitted

two applications in respect of Narsapuram to Rajahmundry route to ply

vehicles as “Palle Velugu” service under hire scheme at Narsapuram

Depot. As per the notification issued by the Corporation, the length of the

route fixed for single is 82 KMs., for four singles total KMs is 328 KMs.

His applications were accepted for the Narsapuram – Rajahmundry route

for plying the busses with the vehicle total utilization as 328 KMs at the

floor rate of Rs.12.49 ps., per KM. Accordingly, agreements were entered

for a period of four years with effect from 17.10.2007 to 06.10.2011 in

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respect of the Vehicle No.AP 37 Y 2477 and 17.10.2007 to 15.10.2011 in

respect of the vehicle No.AP 37 Y 2453. However, he could not operate

the two vehicles and on transfer of ownership, one Mr.M.V.V.S.Narayana

operated the vehicles for some time. Subsequently, the ownership was

transferred from the said Narayana to the petitioner. Thereafter, the

petitioner entered into an agreement dated 20.03.2018 for plying two

vehicles / hire buses bearing registration No.AP 05 TF 1819 and AP 05

TF 1919 in the above said Narsapuram – Rajahmundry route. On

completion of the said agreement, the petitioner entered into a fresh

agreement dated 09.02.2024 for plying the said vehicles on the

Narsapuram – Rajahmundry route for a period of three years i.e., upto

08.02.2027. In the said agreement the allotted daily vehicle utilization

(VU) is mentioned as 328 KMs. After