IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 11759 of 2004 Between: M/s Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, Registered office at 36-38 227, Nariman Point, Mumbai represented by its legal Head, Raju Neelipalli. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer Rural Police Station, Mahaboobnagar. 2 The Superintendent of Police Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 3 The Collector Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar 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 grant order or direction more so in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the its respondent in detaining the Mini Bus bearing No.AP22U 2652, is illegal, arbitrary and violative of the directions of this Court, the directions of the competent authority ie., the third respondent is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to handover the mini bus bearing No.AP 22U in the interest of Justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.R.RAGHUNANDAN Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in detaining the Mini Bus bearing No.AP22U 2652 belonging to the petitioner, the present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to direct the 1st respondent to release the mini bus bearing No.AP 22U in the interest of Justice. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for respondents. It is represented by the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents that subsequent to the filing of writ petition, the Mini Bus, which was the subject matter of the present writ petition was already released by the respondents, and therefore no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. Recording the above submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 26.4.2005 DA/SVV To 1 The Station House Officer Rural Police Station, Mahaboobnagar. 2 The Superintendent of Police Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 3 The Collector Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.