IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.22603 of 1998 Between: M. Khasim and Company rep.by M.Khasim, S/o. Abdul Rahaman, R/o. 19-1-40, Bhadurpura, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Transport Commissioner, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, South Zone,Hyderabad. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order of direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Memo No. 4606/D1/96 dated 25.5.96 is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19(i) (g) of the Constitution of India and further declare the Memo No. 3243/A1/HS/98 dated 5-8-98 is illegal and contrary to the statutory provisions and not permitting the alterations to the vehicle is violative of Section 52 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. C.H.RAVI (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following: ORDER: Questioning the proceedings No. 3243/A1/HS/98, dated 05.08.1998 of the second respondent in refusing to grant permission to the petitioner to alter the structural changes of his Vehicle bearing No. AEZ 4988, the present writ petition is filed. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 03.03.2005 Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Transport Commissioner, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, South Zone,Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to GP for Transport, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VEENA}