IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 11443 of 2000 Between: M/s. Matsya Marines, Rep. by its Properietor, Sri A.V.R.Krishna Kumar R/o.Flat No.15, Fishing Harbour, Visakhapatnam - 530 001. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 M/s. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep. by its Territory Manager, P.B.No.1402, Naval Base P.O., Visakhapatnam - 530 014. 2 Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam. .....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 any writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent in not supplying Motor spirit/unleaded petrol and High Speed Diesel to the Petitioner's outlet located at Flat No.15, Fishing Harbour, Visakhapatnam and Survey No.42, Kancharapalem, "Y" Junction, Visakhapatnam Port Area, Visakhapatnam as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India as well as principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent to supply the products to the petitioner's outlets mentioned above. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.DAMARAJU VENKATA MUDHUSUDHAN RAO Counsel for Respondent No.1 : Mr.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GENERAL) Counsel for Respondent No.2 : G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The learned counsel appearing for respondents submits that by lapse of time and in view of the interim order granted by this Court in W.P.M.P.No. 14541 of 2000 dated 29.6.2000, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for respondents, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 29.6.2005 DA To 1 The Territory Manager, M/s. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, P.B.No.1402, Naval Base P.O., Visakhapatnam - 530 014. 2 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam. 3 Two CCs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.