IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18288 of 1999 Between: K.L.Pushpa, aged 25 years, W/o.Krishna Rao, R/o.K.No.2-12-17, Venkatnagar, Kakinada, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kakinada. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Kakinada. 3. The Secretary, Regional Transport, Authority, Visakhapatnam. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Visakhapatnam. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction preferably one in the nature of writ or Mandamus, to directing the respondents and their subordinates from collecting the compounding amounts under sec.200 of the M.V.Act, 1988 in relating to the contract carriages vehicles bearing Registration No.KA-04-2478, of the petitioner of seize the vehicle inlieu there of holding that the respondents and their subordinates have no authority of law to do so and pass such other or further orders as are deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.M.VINOBHA DEVI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive. 2. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _________ 05-07-2004 vs To 1. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kakinada. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Kakinada. 3. The Secretary, Regional Transport, Authority, Visakhapatnam. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Visakhapatnam. 5. Two CCs to the GP for Transport, High Court Buildings,Hyderabad(O.U.T) 6. Two CD copies. 7. One spare copy.