N THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR Writ Petition No. 522 of 2001 Petitioner Ismail Khan, s/o Shri Bhure Khan, aged about 52 years, resident of Sadar Nehru Chowk, Nagpur (M.H.) Versus Respondents l. The Transport Commissioner/Appellate Authority, D.K.Bhavan, Raipur (C.G’) 2. The Tax Offlcer/Additional Regional Transport Officer, Durg (C.G.). WRIT PETITON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri J.) Shri Vivek Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the respondents. Thakur O R D E R (Passed on this 30th day of September, 2008) In this petition, the petitioner seeks a writ/direction to the respondents for release of tourist vehicle, bearing registration No. MH-34-A/8118, on furnishing a surety of Rs. 3 Lacs subject to the conditions, as laid down by the authorities. Further, a compensation of Rs. 5 Lacs may be granted for illegal seizure of the vehicle. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents/ State submits that the respondents/authorities, in their return has categorically averred that the vehicle in question has already been released to the petitioner on supurdnama on 24.4.2001, without insisting upon the condition for depositing of Rs.i50,000/— cash. In View of the above, according to learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, nothing survives in this petition for adjudication. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous..N0 order as to costs. //,,, l n b 1‘ - Satish K. Agmhotri, , Judrigwe may w I mw