HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.22804 OF 2000 Between: Khumeer Pasha … Petitioner AND Joint Transport Commissioner & Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad – Central and another … Respondent :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the petitioner : Smt. Y.B. Saraswathi Counsel for the respondents : Government Pleader for Transport July 4, 2007 In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, preferably one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the respondents herein and their subordinate checking officers have no authority of law to seize the documents of the Petitioner’s Passenger Vehicle bearing Registration No.KA.01/A.7757 covered by Tourist Vehicle Permit, or collect compounding fee on the alleged irregularity of carrying merchandised goods for commercial purpose in the vehicle; and consequently direct the respondents and their subordinates not to seize the documents of the Petitioner’s Vehicle or collect compounding fee on the said alleged irregularity; while directing the respondents to release the Registration Certificate and Driver Licence which were seized pursuant to the Vehicle Check Report No.030437 dated 15-11-2000 of the 2nd respondent to the petitioner herein without insisting upon payment of compounding fee, forthwith.” Learned counsel for the petitioner says that the writ petition has become infructuous because the documents of the petitioner were released in compliance of the interim order passed by this Court. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ July 4, 2007 ks