IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 14271 of 1998 Between: S. Subhashini D/o Pattabhiramaiah Shop No.39, Nellore Town, Nellore. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Nellore. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Nellore. ..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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action on the 3rd respondent, i.e. the Mandal Revenue Officer, Nellore, in not releasing the Essential Commodities in favour of the petitioner for Shop Nos. 39 and 38, Nellore Town, for distribution to the card holders as illegal, arbitrary without any authority of law or jurisdiction and unjust and violative of Arts.14 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release the Essential Commodities in favour of the petitioner from the Month of May, 1998 onwards, as long as the authorisation of the petitioner is subsisting. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SUDHAKAR REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking to declare the action of the third respondent, in not releasing the Essential Commodities in favour of the petitioner for Shop No.39 & 38, Nellore Town, for distribution to the cardholders as illegal and arbitrary. 2. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner. By lapse of time, the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Hence the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J February 23, 2005 MRR Copy to: 1 The Joint Collector, Nellore. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Nellore. 4 Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D. Copies.