IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20360 of 1997 Between: 1. B.Veera Kumar Reddy son of B.Veerabhadra Reddy, aged 20 years, R/o.Vasanthapet, Proddatur, Cuddapah Dist. 2. L.Bali Reddy son of Malla Reddy, aged 70 years, R/o.1-53-A, R.S.Road, Cuddapah. 3. Y.Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy son of Anthony Reddy, aged 30 years, R/o.7 roads, SBMS Travels, Cuddapah. 4. Smt.R.Sarala W/o.Veeranarayana Reddy aged 25 years, Kamalapuram, CuddapahDistrict. 5. G.Chenna Reddy son of Veera Reddy, aged 55 years, R/o.Muddanur, Cuddapah District. 6. Smt.P.Vijayamma W/o.P.Nageswara Rao, aged 35 years, R/o.Sambaiahgari Street, Proddatur, Cuddapah District. 7. Smt.G.Parvathamma W/o.Krishna Reddy, aged 70 years, r/o.Muddanur , Cuddapah District. 8. Smt. V.Lakshmi Devamma, W/o.Neelakanta Reddy aged 60 years, R/o.Co-op. Colony, Proddatur. 9. G.Suryanarayana Reddy son of Pedda Konda Reddy, aged 75 years, R/o.Jammalamadugu, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Regional Transport Officer, Cuddapah. .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent in not granting special permits as illegal and without jurisdiction and consequently hold that the tax @ Rs.1150/- per seat per quarter specified in item No.4(vi)(c) of G.O.Ms.No.220, Transport, Roads and Buildings (Tr.II) Department dt.7-11-96 is alone payable in respect of the petitioners contract carriages vehicles mentioned in the cause title whenever it operates on special permits in one or the other contiguous districts. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.ARIFULLA Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following: O R D E R: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki) Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ BILAL NAZKI, J Dated: 27.10.2004 __________________ S.ANANDA REDDY, J GJ To 1. The Regional Transport Officer, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 2. 2CCs to the GP for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 3. 2CD copies