IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 10053 of 1998 Between: D.J. Solmon, S/o. D. Solmon Retired Sub-Inspector of Police R/o. Markapur, Prakasam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Secretary, Revenue Department Secretariat, Hyerabad 2. District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole 3. Revenue Divisional Officer, Markapur Prakasam District .....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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ and declare that the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the Fixed Asset and Open auction notice dated 17-3-98 purporting to auction the prime land in survey No.338 of Markapur town, Prakasam district from where the town police station is functioning, as arbitrary, illegal and ultra vires the power of the respondents and direct the respondents to forbear from proceeding further with the said auction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. P. VENKATA RAMANA REPRESENTING, MR. V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Sri P. Venkataramana, representing Sri V. Venkataramana, learned Advocate for the petitioner, has submitted that the petition has become infructuous. In the circumstances, the petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous with no order as to costs. The interim relief granted by this Court on 13.4.1998, stands vacated. _______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 12.6.2009 bnr