IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 4114 of 1998 Between: 1. K.Raghava , S/o. Narayana Swamy, R/o. Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, A.P. 2. S.Prasad, S/o.Sri Venkaiah, R/o.Plot No. 34, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. .... PETITIONERS AND 1. Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Department of Forest, Science, Ecology & Environment, Secretariat, Hyderabad, A.P. 2. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Saifabad, Hyderabad, AP. 3. The District Collector, Hyderabad Dist, 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ or Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or order or direction declaring that the Notification dated 5-1-1998 under Sec. 21 of Wild life (Protection) Act, 1972 is highly arbitrary, illegal, unjust and as violative of Constitutional provisions, and issue a Consequential direction directing the respondents to allow free movement of the people , and the petitioner inside the K.B.R. National Park, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Without imposing any restrictions what so ever. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.V.SUBBA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to declare the notification dated 5-1-1998 under Section 21 of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as illegal and highly arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioners. The learned Government Pleader for Forests submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. -------------------- N.V.RAMANA,J 10/03/2005 Stp ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary,Government of A.P., Department of Forest, Science, Ecology & Environment, Secretariat, Hyderabad, A.P. 2. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Saifabad, Hyderabad, AP. 3. The District Collector, Hyderabad Dist, Hyderabad. 4. 2 CCs to GP for Forest, High Court of A.P.Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2 CD copies