IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 14383 of 1997 Between: Smt. K. Sharada, W/o. Jaganamohan Setty, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Regional Transport Officer, Mahabubnagar. 2 Motor Vehicle Inspector, Distraint Officer, Kalwakurthy, Khammam. .....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 or Certiorari and call for the entire records in R.No.2312/A2/97, dated 09/05/1997 from the file of the Regional Transport Officer, Mahabubnagar, and quash the Demand thereunder demanding payment of Rs.1.37,500/- purporting to be the penal tax due for the quarter ending 31/03/1997 on petitioner's contract carriage bus ABC 3502, as arbitrary, malafide, illegal and without jurisdiction, and issue any other appropriate writ, order or direction and grant such necessary reliefs including consequential seizure of petitioner's bus under Distraint order dated 02/07/1997, as illegal and unconstitutional Counsel for the Petitioner: NONE APPEARED Counsel for the Respondents: SRI K. RAJI REDDY, SPL. G.P. FOR TAXES The Court made the following : ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) This petition was notified for hearing on 8.6.2009. As nobody had appeared for the petitioner, in the interest of justice, hearing was adjourned to today. Even today, when the matter was called out for hearing, learned Advocate for the petitioner has not been present. In the circumstances, the petition is dismissed for default with no order as to costs. _______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 09.6.2009 bnr