IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 1934 of 2002 Between: Ch. Lakshmi Narayana, S/o. Kondaiah, Occu: Business, R/o. Vuyyuru, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Krishna Region, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. The Divisional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Vuyyuru Bus Station, Vuyyuru, Krishna 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 an order direction more particularly and in the nature of a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing proceeding No.A.P.S.R.T.C, No.01/437(42)/1998-RM(K), Dt. 15.01.2002, for closing down the canteen business in 2nd respondent premises and consequential inclusion of petitioner canteen at serial No.39, in the tender notification, published on 21.01.2002, in Telugu Daily News, vide Tender No:01/797(01)/2001-RM(K), Vijayawada, Dt. 28.12.2001, as bad illegal, arbitrary and offends Article 14,19,21 of Constitution of India and to set aside the same, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.VENUGOPALA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.POSANI VENKATESWARLU, SC FOR APSRTC The Court made the following : ORDER:- Heard both the learned counsel and at their request, the main writ petition itself is taken up for disposal. In the writ petition, the petitioner seeks to assail the impugned orders dated 15-1- 2002 closing down the canteen business of the petitioner. This Court granted interim directions in W.P.M.P.No.2279 of 2002 dated 1-2-2002 and the same is in force all along. It is now stated in the counter-affidavit that having regard to the expiry of the lease period by June, 2003, nothing survives in the writ petition and the same has become infructuous. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. 10—08—2004. Stv/- To 1. The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Krishna Region, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. The Divisional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Vuyyuru Bus Station, Vuyyuru, Krishna District. 3. 2CD copies.