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 SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.237 of 1996 Between: 1 Omer Khan, S/o. Noor Khan, r/o. 19-3-108, Jahanuma, Hyderabad. Owner of vehicle No. AP 12 T 5464 2 Smt. Sayeeda begum, w/o. Mir laiq Ali, r/o. 15-1-92/7, old Feelkhana, Hyderabad. Owner of vehicle No.AP 9 u 5835. 3 Sardar Khan, s/o. Noorkhan, r/o. 19-3-108, Jahanuma, Hyderabad. owner of vehicle No. AP 11 T 5556 and AP 9 T 3885. 4 Smt. Shaheda Begum, w/o. omer Khan, r/o. 15-1-390, Feelkhana, Hyderabad. Owner of vehicle No. ABT 7108 ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Motor Vehicle Inspector, Guntakal, Ananthapur District. 2 The Secretary, Regional Tansport Authority, Ananthapur. 3 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 4 The Assistant Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, South Zone, Bahadurpura, 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 may be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seizing and detaining the vehicles of the petitioners bearing No. AP 12 T 5464, AP 9 U 5835, AP 11 T 5556, AP 9 T 3885 and ABT 7108 under Vehicle Check Reports Nos. 505580, 505581 to 505584 respectively, dt. 12-1-1996 by the respondents, as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and direct the respondents to release the vehicles of the petitioners forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.AMARNATH GOUD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in this writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date:03.11.2004 Nsr To 1 The Motor Vehicle Inspector, Guntakal, Ananthapur District. 2 The Secretary, Regional Tansport Authority, Ananthapur. 3 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 4 The Assistant Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, South Zone, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad. 5 Two CCs to GP for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 Two CD copies.