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 : 21361 of 1997 Between: 1. A.Sambasiva Rao, S/o.Krishna Murthy, aged about 45 years, R/o.Munirao Street, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 2. P.Ravindranath Reddy, S/o.Ramanjaneya Reddy, aged about 39 years, R/o. Main Road, Pulivendula, Cuddapah District. 3. P.Chenna Reddy, S/o.Malla Reddy, aged about 79 years, R/o.289/E, Kasri Rao Garden, Cuddapah. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Regional Transport Officer, Cuddapah, Cuddapah 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 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 permit 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) dt.8-11-1996 is alone payable in respect of the petitioners contract carriage vehicles as mentioned in the cause title whenever it operates on special permits in one or the other continuous districts. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.ARIFULLA Counsel for the Respondent: SPECIAL GP FOR TAXES 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 Special GP for Taxes, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 3. 2CD copies