IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 26463 of 2001 Between: L.Reddy Bhanu Prasad, S/o L.Krishna Naidu, Sayee Guest House, A.P.S.R.T.C. Commercial Complex, Tirupathi, Chittoor Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Tirupathi Region, Chittoor Dist. 3 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Tirupathi Region, Chittoor Dist. .....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 orders, direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not granting remission of proportionate rentals for the period commencing from 15.10.2001 to 07.11.2001 during which period the petitioner was prevented to run the business due to strike of Joint Action Committee of A.P.S.R.T.C., as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and violation of Art.19(I)(g) of the Constitution of India and Consequently direct the respondents to grant remission of proportionate rentals and other charges for the period from 15.10.2001 to 07.11.2001. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.CHANDRAIAH NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents : MR.Y.V.SWAMY The Court made the following : O R D E R : It is submitted that having regard to the fact that the licence period is already expired, the very Writ Petition has become in fructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ------------------------ 25.10.2004 DRK ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1 The Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Tirupathi Region, Chittoor Dist. 3 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Tirupathi Region, Chittoor Dist. 4 Two CD copies.