THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.No.14440 of 2007 Date: 31.07.2007 Between: Bankuru Laxmana Rao. .. PETITIONER AND The Asst. Director of Marketing and others. ..RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.No.14440 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed with a prayer to issue a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents 1 to 3 in not administering the oath of office to the petitioner, as arbitrary and illegal. The first respondent issued G.O.Ms.No.123, dated 16.06.2007, in exercise of powers conferred under sub- section (1) of Section 6 of Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966, appointing the petitioner as Chairman and 17 others as members of the Agricultural Market Committee, Kurupam, Vizianagaram District. The writ petition came up for admission on 06.07.2007. It was adjourned to 10.07.2007. On that day, the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture has placed before this Court a Memo, dated 30.06.2007, through which G.O.Ms.No.123 was kept in abeyance. Thereafter, the matter has undergone two adjournments. In the meanwhile, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.227, dated 21.07.2007 cancelling G.O.Ms.No.123. On the same day, G.O.Ms.No.228 was issued constituting an Agricultural Market Committee with a different set of persons. In view of this development, this writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 31.07.2007 JSU