IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13446 of 2009 Between: B. Phanidra Reddy S/o. B. Sanjeeva Reddy R/o. Flat No.301. Royal Pearl Apartments, 2nd Cross 3rd Main Baraswadi, Bangalore. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Transport Department , Rep. by its Deputy Transport Commissioner, Vijayawada. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Transport Department , Rep. by its Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector, Garikapadu C.P. Krishna District. 3 Mr. P. Sheshagiri Rao Aswsistant Motor Vehicles Inspector Garikapadu C.P. Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropria te writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents 2 and 3 in seizing detaining and consequential action of the 1st respondent in not releasing the vehicle bearing Registration No. KA 53 P- 5555 (VERNA 1.5 CRDI Sedon Motor Vehicle) as arbitrary, illegal, failure to exercise power, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 19 (1)(d) contray to Article 265 of the Constitution of India apart from being violative of the procedure contemplated under section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 and Section 8 of the A.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act and consequently set aside the seizer order dt. 23- 6-2009 as without power and release the said vehicle and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.V.R.RUDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 13446 of 2009 14-07-2009 Oral Order: The seizure of the petitioner’s vehicle bearing registration No.KA53 P-5555 (VERNA 1.5 CRDI Sedon Motor Vehicle) is the grievance in this writ petition. By the order dated 10-07-2009 of the RTA Krishna District, Vijayawada, the vehicle has been released. As such, the substantive grievance in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as ‘infructuous’. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 14-07-2009 Pvks