IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 26724 of 1998 Between: 1 G.Bali Reddy, S/o. Gurivi Reddy, R/o. 24/595, Vasanthapeta, Proddatur, Cuddapah Dist. 2 B.Veera Mohana Reddy, S/o. B.Veera Reddy, R/o. 24/618 Vasanthapeta, Proddatur, Cuddapah Dist. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State Transport Authority, A.P. Hyderabad. 2 Secretary, State Transport Authority, A.P. Hyderabad. .....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, order or direction, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, holding that the Respondent No. 1 has no power to fix the quota and limit the number of All India Tourists permit under Sec. 88(9) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 thereby restricting the power of Respondent No. 2 herein in this regard with a further direction to the Respondent No. 2 to consider the applications of the petitioners registered in R.No.4609/N3/98 and 4608/N3/98 dt. 20.8.1998 for the grant of All India Tourist permits U/s 88(9) of the M.V.Act. without restricting the number of permits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NOUSHAD ALI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER:- It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that this writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above, this writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. 3—11—2004. Stv/- To 1 State Transport Authority, A.P. Hyderabad. 2 Secretary, State Transport Authority, A.P. Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to G.P for Transport, High Court of A.P. Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two CD Copies