HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8327 OF 1996 Between: APSRTC . . .Petitioner AND The State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and others . . .Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioner : Shri K.Srinivasa Rao 3rd November, 2006 PER G.S.SINGHVI, CJ This petition has been placed before the Court for fresh adjudication in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in A.P. SRTC v. RTA[1]. In the writ petition filed by it, the petitioner has prayed for quashing order dated 12.01.1996 passed by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal whereby respondent No.3 was permitted to operate bus service on existing town service route i.e. from Mandapeta Lorry Owners Association Office to Rayavaram Bus Stand via Rajaratnam Theatre, Maredubaka, Pulagurtha, Machavaram and Someswaram. Shri K.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel appearing for Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, on the basis of instructions given to him by the officers concerned, made a statement that during the pendency of the petition, respondent No.3 surrendered the permit and she is no longer operating the service. In view of the statement made by Shri K.Srinivasa Rao, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, interim order dated 19-4-1996 is vacated and W.P.M.P.No.10244 of 1996 is dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 03.11.2006 kvni [1] (2005) 4 SCC 391