IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 3191 of 2009 Between: Shambulinga S/o. Basaaraja R/o. #89, BJC Nagara, 9th Main Road, Bangalore. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Licensing Officer and Secretary, Regional Transport Officer, Chittoor. 2 Motor Vehicles Inspector, Palamaner, Chittoor District. 3 The Station House Officer, Palamaner Police Station, Palamaner, Chittoor 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 issue an order or writ one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in seizing and detaining the vehicle bearing Regd. No. KA 13A 5909 belong to the petitioner, vide Check Report No.0223530, dt. 21.12.2008 by the second respondent and the consequential show cause notice in R.No./B2/08, dt. 31.12.2008 by the 1st respondent as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and further direct the respondents 1 and 3 to release the vehicle bearing No. KA 13 A 5909 to the petitioner immediately Counsel for the Petitioner: Smt. M. Vinobaha Devi for SMT.N.SHOBA Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR TRANSPORT Counsel for Respondent No.3: Government Pleader for Home The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) The petitioner has been aggrieved by a show cause notice dated 31-12-2008 and, therefore, this petition has been filed. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent authorities has submitted that in pursuance of the show cause notice, a final order has already been passed by the Assistant Secretary, Road Transport Authority and a copy of the final order has been handed over to the learned advocate for the petitioner today. In pursuance of the above development, the petition would not survive. The petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous with no order as to costs. __________________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _________________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 19th February, 2009. ks