IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.21050 of 2001 Between: Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited No.C-46, Nadavapalli Sivaru Pallipalem (V),Katernikona (M),E.G.Dist., Rep. by its President Bommidi Ramakrishna, S/o.Peda Sathiraju, Hindu, R/o.Pallipalem (V), Katernikona Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Executive Engineer, R.W.S. Projects, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 2 The Assistant Director of Fisheries, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 3 The Inspector of Fisheries, Mummidivaram, East Godavari District. 4 Nadavapalli Gram Panchayat, Rep. by its Sarpanch, Nadavapalli Village, Katrenikona Mandal, East Godavari District. ....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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the auction of Fishery Rights in Nadavapalli Village, Katrenikona Mandal, vide RC.No.SA/a/RWS/Katrenikona, dt:27.9.2001 as illegal, arbitrary null and void and also contrary to the procedure prescribed in G.O.Ms.NO.343, Panchayat Raj (SAM.I) Department, dt;10.41978 and G.O.Ms.No.70, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries (Fish.II) Department, dt:23.7.1998 and for a consequential direction to respondents to follow the procedure prescribed in G.O.Ms.NO.343, Panchayati Raj (SAM.I) Department, dated:10.4.1978 and G.O.Ms.No.70 Animal Husbandry & Fisheries (Fish.II) Department, dated:23.7.1998 for grant of fishery rights in respect of the Nadavapalli Cheruvu. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.V.SURESH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 23.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Deputy Executive Engineer, R.W.S. Projects, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 2 The Assistant Director of Fisheries, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 3 The Inspector of Fisheries, Mummidivaram, East Godavari District. 4 The Sarpanch, Nadavapalli Gram Panchayat, Nadavapalli Village, Katrenikona Mandal, East Godavari District. 5 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies