IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5404 of 1996 Between: Organising Committee of the 13th national Federation Cup Kabadi Championship for Men and Women, Rep. by its Organising Secretary, K.P. Rao, Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, rep. by its Secretary, Human Resources Development, Youth & Sports Wing, New Delhi. 2 The Sports Authority of India, rep. by its Director General, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Rd., New Delhi. 3 Railway Board, rep. by Chairman, New Delhi. 4 Indian Olympic Associaltion, rep. by Secretary General, Sri Ranadhir Singh, Jawaharala Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Rd., New Delhi. 5 Vidarbha Cabadi Association, rep. by its General Secretary, Subash Picey, Ramnagar, Ward No.19, Wardha. 6 J.S. Gehlot, President, Amateur Kabadi Federation of India, Akanksha, Ajmer Rd., Jaipur, Rajasthan. 7 N. Seetharam, C/o Karnataka Rajya, Amateur Kabadi Association, A.D.A. Rangamandira, J.C. Road, Bangalore. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the inaction of the official respondents in acting contrary to the directions of the civil Court as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and direct the official respondents to forthwith take steps to direct the unofficial respondents from going ahead with the conduct of the National Federation Cup and issue the consequential directions that the official respondents declare the petitioners as the official Organisation for the conduct of 13th National Kabadi Championship for Men and Women to be held at IGMC Stadium at Vijayawada between 20-3-96 to 23-3-1996. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K.R.PRABHAKAR Counsel for Respondents 1 and 2: MR. RAMAKRISHNA RAO SIDDANATHI (Standing Counsel for Central Government) Counsel for Respondent No.3: MR. A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (Standing Counsel for Central Government) Counsel for Respondents 4 to 7: None appeared The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri K.R.Prabhakar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Placing the said submission on record, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J Dated: 13th December, 2004. Ak ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary, Human Resources Development, Youth and Sports Wing, Union of India, New Delhi. 2. The Director General, Sports Authority of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. 3. The Chairman, Railway Board, New Delhi. 4. The Secretary General, Indian Olympic Association, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. 5. The General Secretary, Vidarba Cabadi Association, Ramnagar, Ward No.19, Wardha. 6. Two CD copies.