IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 23406 of 2005 Between: Smt. K. Lakshmi W/o Subrahmanyam, Plot No. 22 Mahadevapuram Colony, Ashoknagar, Vijayawada, Krishna District ... PETITIONER AND 1 Vice-Chairman-cum-Managing Director, APSRTC., Hyderabad 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC., Eluru, W.G. District 3 Divisional Manager, APSRTC., Eluru Division, West Godavari District. 4 Sri Sai Krishna Sweet Still, New Bus Station Complex, Eluru rep by Owner Ch. Bosubabu. ...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 a Writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in rejecting petitioners representations by passing the impugned proceedings No. L1/785(17)/2005- RM-WG 2 dt 26-9-2005 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Principles of natural justice and for a consequential order directing the respondents 1 to 3 not to permit the 4th respondent to sell the items mentioned in item No. 37 of the Licence deed dt 10-1-2003 or in alternative directing the respondents 1 to 3 to reduce the rentals proportionately in respect of canteen of the petitioner and to pass such other order or orders as may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.R.MANMADHA REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: The matter relates to the lease period for running of the canteen in the Bus Station, Eluru. As per the agreement of licence granted on 10.01.2003 the period of five years lease commences from 26.08.2002 to 25.08.2007. As the said lease period is already over, I am of the opinion that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J March 11, 2008 DSK