APHC010145802019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 6355/2019 Between: 1. GUBBALA SRINIVASA RAO, S/O ANJANEYULU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OWNER OF THE VEHICLE BEARING NO. AP 27 Y 6498, R/O RAGHAVAPURAM VILLAGE, CHINTHALAPUDI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP., BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, AMARAVATHI, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ELURU. 3. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, K. KOTA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIGILANCE CELL, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toTo issue an order or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent authority in not passing any order on the application filed by the petitioner on 15.3.2019 for release of the vehicle bearing No. AP 27 Y 6498 seized on 9.3.2019 by the respondents 3 and 4 as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and against norms of public policy and principles of natural justice and consequently to direct the respondent authorities to release the vehicle in favour of the petitioner and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to release the vehicle bearing No. AP 27Y 6498 in favour of the petitioner pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VENKATESWARA RAO GUDAPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER:- When the matter is taken up today, Ms.Somineni Akhila, representing Mr.Gubbala Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous. 2. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA 03.09.2025 LSP THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 6355/2019 03.09.2025 LSP