IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 12176 of 2002 Between: Smt.Kalpana Raja Rao, w/o. Late Labala Raja Rao, Main road, Itchapuram, Srikakulam Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Transport Commissioner and Secretary, State Transport Authority, Hyderabad, A.P. 2 The Regional Transport Officer, Srikakulam 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 to issue an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the 1st Respondent's order passed in Rc.No.6657/E3/97, dt.18.12.1999 as illegal, null & void, arbitrary and violative of Principles of natural justice and set aside the same and consequential direction to remand the matter to the 1st respondent for fresh disposal on merits and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.MANIK PRABHU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER : This Writ Petition is filed challenging the proceedings of respondent No.1 passed in Rc.No.6657/E3/97, dated 18.12.1999. The Deputy Transport Commissioner, Srikakulam submitted a report dated 27.0.2009 to the Government Pleader for Transport Cases stating that the owner stopped plying of the subject vehicle and the permit itself is valid only upto 18.04.1997. The registered owner has submitted stoppage application to the office of the Motor Vehicles Inspector on 15.02.1996 and the financier has seized the vehicle and further, the vehicle is in condemned stage. The learned Government Pleader represents that, in view of the above fact, the writ petition has become infructuous. Further, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner represents that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and this petition has become infructuous. Therefore, this petition is liable to be dismissed as infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Dated June 30, 2009 KSH