IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8867 of 2009 Between: O. Ramakrishna S/o. Rangarao R/o. 15-226, Ashok Nagar, Tiruvuru, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 APSRTC, rep. by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, RTC X Roads, Hyderabad. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, NuzvidU, Krishna District. .....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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in demanding additional amount in the name of service tax from the petitioner as illegal and unconstitutional and consequently set aside the notices dated 24.12.2008 vide No. P-2/437(11)/2008-NZD after declaring that the corporation cannot insist the lessees who have taken shops on lease to pay any extra amount other than the rentals mentioned in Agreement dated 23.9.2005, 10.3.2005 and 12.5.2008 by any name including alleged service tax. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.C.PRAKASH REDDY(STANDING COUNSEL FOR A.P.S.R.T.C.) The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) In view of the Circular dt.2.4.2009 issued by the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, this petition has become infructuous. A copy of the Circular dt.2.4.2009 has been placed on record. In the circumstances, the petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 28-04-2009 bnr