IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 17928 of 1997 Between: M.A.Khader, S/o. Gulam Rassool. R/o. Kalwakurthy, Mahabubnagar. ..... PETITIONER AND The Licensing Officer, Regional Transport Officer, Mahabubnagar. .....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 to call for the records from the file of the Respondent connected with R.No. 755/A2/97 dayed 02/07/1997 and Quash the Demand Notice R.No.755/A2/97 dated 02/07/1997 by issuing a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction and to grant such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit and proper Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.ARIFULLAH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.17928 of 1997 JUDGMENT: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) In pursuance of the order 10th December, 2008, Sri T.Venkataramanappa, Regional Transport Officer, is personally present in the Court. It has been submitted by the Learned Government Pleader appearing on his behalf that according to him, the case was covered by a judgment and therefore it was thought not necessary to file counter affidavit at an earlier point of time. Learned advocates have finally submitted that the case on hand is squarely covered by a Judgment of the Larger Bench of this Court in L.Royal Reddy v. Government of A.P[1]. Looking to the law laid down in the afore-stated judgment, as fairly submitted by the Learned Advocates, the petition deserves to be allowed. In view of the settled legal position, the impugned Demand Notice R.No.755/A2/97 dated 2.7.1997 is quashed. Petition stands disposed of as allowed with no order as to costs. Rule is made absolute. _____________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 27TH January, 2009. ASP [1] 2004(2) ALD 225 (LB)