IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14124 of 1997 Between: Aluri Laxmipathi S/o Sambhaya, R/o Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Deport Manager, FALUKNAMA Deport, APSRTC, Hyderabad. 2 Divisional Manager, Charminar Division (B.R.), Koti Terminal, Hyderabad. 3 Regional Manager, APSRTC, Bhagyanagar Region, Picket, Secudrabad. 4 The Manging Director & Vice-Chairman APSRTC, Hyderabad. ....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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents herein informing the Petitioner to close the Canteen in Shamshabad Bus Station is illegal, arbitrary and with out jurisdiction and consequently direct the Respondents herein to continue the Petitioner to run the Canteen in Shamshabad Bus Station. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.KISHANLAL Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.M.VINOBHA DEVI (Not present) The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in directing the petitioner to close the Canteen in shamshabad Bus Station, and for consequential direction to the respondents to continue him to run the Canteen. While admitting the writ petition, this Court granted interim direction in W.P.M.P.No.17023 of 1997, dated 09-07-1997, to continue the petitioner as licencee after expiry of the licence period, subject to his payment of the licence fee at the rate of 30% in excess of the existing licence fee from the date of the expiry of the previous licence. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the interim order, dated 09- 07-1997, granted by this Court, the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the same has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Dated 09th March, 2005. Tvk To 1 Deport Manager, FALUKNAMA Deport, APSRTC, Hyderabad. 2 Divisional Manager, Charminar Division (B.R.), Koti Terminal, Hyderabad. 3 Regional Manager, APSRTC, Bhagyanagar Region, Picket, Secudrabad. 4 The Manging Director & Vice-Chairman APSRTC, Hyderabad 5 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{GSNM}