The appellant had challenged by a writ petition the Notification dated March 27, 1998 whereunder the Transport Commissioner was appointed as Chairman of the Regional Transport Authority.
Later by a Notification dated February 20, 2001 in supersession of the earlier Notification, the Transport Commissioner of Haryana was again appointed as Chairman of the Regional Transport Authority and the District Transport Officer to act as Secretary, Regional Transport Authority of companycerned region as member.
Another member was appointed who was a representative of the District Administration to be numberinated by the Deputy Commissioner companycerned.
In the writ petition the High Court issued a show cause numberice to the respondents by order dated 5.12.1998.
Since the aforesaid Notification was superseded by a subsequent Notification of December 31, 1998 appointing the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority as Chairman and the Traffic Manager of the Haryana Roadways as a member of the authority, apart from a representative of the District Administration, the appellant amended the writ petition and challenged the Notification of December 31, 1998 also.
However, on 31.12.1998 another Notification was issued in supersession of the Notification dated March 27, 1998 whereunder the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority of companycerned region was appointed as Chairman of the Regional Transport Authority and the Traffic Manager companycerned of the office of General Manager, Haryana Roadways at District Headquarters as member of the authority.
During the pendency of this appeal another Notification has been issued by the Government of Haryana on February 20, 2001 superseding the Notification dated 31.12.1998.
In such circumstances the High Court was of the opinion that the challenge to the Notification was purely academic and did number warrant exercise of writ jurisdiction by the High Court.
Bisheshwar Prasad Singh, J. The companye question which arises for companysideration in this appeal by special leave is whether the Transport Commissioner of the State of Haryana has any financial interest within the meaning of Section 68 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in the Government Undertaking known as the Haryana Roadways so as to render him ineligible for appointment as Chairman of the Regional Transport Authority.
