IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 14676 of 1997 Between: S.Muralidhara Rao, S/o. Laxman Rao. R/o.Nagarkurnool, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Regional Transport Officer, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 Motor Vehicle Inspector, Distraining Officer Kalwakurthy, .....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 issue a writ of Certiorari and call for the entire records in the R.No.2312/A2/97, dated 09/05/1997 from the file of the Regional Transport Officer, Mahaboobnagar, and quash the demand thereunder demanding payment of Rs.1,42,500/- purporting to be the penal tax due for the quarter ending 31-3-1997 on petitioner's contract carriage bus A.P.22-T/1117, as arbitrary, malafide, illegal and without jurisdiction and issue any other appropriate writ, order or direction and grant such necessary consequential relief against the seizure of petitioner's bus under Distraint order dated 02/07/1997 as illegal and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) This petition was notified for hearing on 8.6.2009. As nobody had appeared for the petitioner, in the interest of justice, hearing was adjourned to today. Even today, when the matter was called out for hearing, learned Advocate for the petitioner has not been present. In the circumstances, the petition is dismissed for default with no order as to costs. _______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 09.6.2009 bnr