IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 4938 of 1995 Between: 1.I.Chakravarthi S/o.I.Sanyasi Rao, Aged 35 years, R/o.Parlakhemundi, Gajapathi District, Orissa State. 2.I.Kausalya Devi, W/o.I.Bangara Raju, aged 27 years, R/o.Parlakhemundi, Gajapathi District, Orissa State ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, A.P., Hyderabad. 2.The Secretary, State Transport Authority, A.P., Hyderabad. 3.The State Transport Authority, Orissa, Cuttack, rep.by its Secretary. 4.Sri K.Gopala Krishna, S/o.late K.Kamaiah, Bus Owner OR-07-a-4599, R/o.Market Street, Parlakhemundi, Gajapathi District, Orissa State. .....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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, preferably one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in proposing to grant variation of the route Khandwa to Garabandha via Kasinagar, Parlakemudi and Gusandi as Khandwa to Garabandha via Meliaputti, Chapra and Pattipuram Junction in favour of the 4th respondent and the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in permitting the 4th respondent to ply his vehicle OR-07 A-4539, on the A.P. Portion without obtaining the counter signature is arbitrary and illegal and further direct the respondents 1 to 3 not to proceed further. Counsel for the Petitioners: SMT.M.VINOBHA DEVI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1&2: The Govt. Pleader for Transport. Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR.P.RAJAGOPALA CHARY The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.4938 of 1995 ORDER: The learned Government Pleader for Transport submits that the subject matter of this writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said statement, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Dated: 6th August, 2004. CS/SVV ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, A.P., Hyderabad. 2.The Secretary, State Transport Authority, A.P., Hyderabad. 3.The Secretary, The State Transport Authority, Orrissa, Cuttack. 4.Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T.). 5.Two C.D. copies.