IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 33102 of 1997 Between: 1. B. Rama Devi, W/o. Obula Reddy Sivalayam, Proddatur, Cuddapah District (Vehicle No. TN.31/T-126) 2. B. Veera Kumar Reddy, S/o. B. Veerabhadra Reddy Vanashalipet, Cuddapah District Vehicle No. AP.04/T-6588) 3. L. Bati Reddy, S/o. Malla Reddy K.S. Road, Cuddapah (Vehicle No. AP.04/T-2160) 4. M. Reddy Mohan, S/o. Kondaiah R/o. Rayachoti, Cuddapah District (Vehicle No. K.A.01/4559) 5. G. Suryanarayana Reddy, S/o. Narayana Reddy Jammalamadugu, Cuddapah District (Vehicle No. AP.04/T-1818) ..... PETITIONERS AND Regional Transport Officer, Cuddapah .....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 issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondent in not granting special permits under Section 88(8) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 in respect of the vehicle bearing registration numbers as mentioned in the cause title by accepting the tax as per Notification G.O.Ms.No.224 Transport R&B (Tr.III) Department dt. 07.11.1996 as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the Respondent herein to grant special permit by accepting the tax under G.O.Ms.No.224 dated 07.11.1996. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NOUSHAD ALI Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following ORDER : (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki): Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________ Bilal Nazki, J _______________ S.Ananda Reddy, J Date: 12.10.2004 va/vrn To 1. The Regional Transport Officer, Cuddapah 2. Two CCs to G.P. for Transport, High Court of A.P. Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 3. Two CD Copies