IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No: 21161 of 1998 BETWEEN: G. Venkateswara Rao S/o. Vasantharao, R/o. Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India, Rep. by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs, New Delhi. 2 The Chief Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The State Bank of India, Rep. by the Branch Manager, Nacharam, Ranga Reddy District. 4 The Chairman, Debt Recovery Tribunal for State of Karnataka and A.P. Krishi Bhavan, Mruntunga Road, Hudson Circle, 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 a writ, order, direction preferably one in the nature of Mandamus (1) declaring the Act ie., Recovery of debt due to the Banks and Finance Institutions of Acts 1953 (Act 51 of 1993) is arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional, ultra vires being violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and contrary to provisions of Article 246 (3) of the Constitution of India (2) and set aside the proceedings pending before the Debt Recovery Tribunal for the States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh at Bangalore in O.A.No. 187 of 1996 and pass such other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.RAJESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.MALLIKARJUNA RAO MR. A. RAJASHEKAR REDDY ASST. SOLICITOR GENERAL The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous and there survives no cause for adjudication. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J February 4, 2009 DSK