IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8989 of 2008 Between: 1 M. Venkatanarayana, S/o. M. Narayana, R/o. D.No. 2/81, Palempally Village, Lingala Mandal, Kadapa District. 2 S. Narayana, S/o. Rayappa, R/o. 1/402-82, Gandhinagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Deputy Transport Commissioner, Kadapa, Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENT 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 Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the in action of the respondents in not renewing the driving licences of the Petitioners bearing Nos 597/1980/CDP and No. 82/1492/STR which were ﬁled on 3-1- 2008 and 22-2-2008 respectively as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Motor Vehicles Act and consequentially direct the respondent herein forthwith renew the driving licences of the Petitioners and grant such other relief or reliefs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.CHANDRA SHEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioners seeking the following substantive relief. “to issue Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the in action of the respondents in not renewing the driving licences of the Petitioners bearing Nos 597/1980/CDP and No. 82/1492/STR which were ﬁled on 3-1-2008 and 22-2-2008 respectively as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Motor Vehicles Act and consequentially direct the respondent herein forthwith renew the driving licences of the Petitioners On the last occasion, when the matter is taken up, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport submitted that the driving licence of the second petitioner was already renewed on 19.7.2008 and sought two weeks time to renew the driving licence of the first petitioner. Today when the matter is taken up, none appeared for the petitioners. There is no representation. It is brought to the notice of the court by the learned Assistant Government Pleader that the driving licence of the ﬁrst petitioner is also renewed by the respondent. Since the relief sought for by the petitioners is already granted by the respondent, no further orders are required in this writ petition and it is accordingly closed. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.22.8.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Deputy Transport Commissioner, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 2 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Transport, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 3 2CD copies