IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 15952 of 1993 Between: 1. V. B.G. Sekhar Reddy, s/o late Sri V. Gangi Reddy, Aged 31 years, occ: P.A. to Hon’ble Lok Ayukta, I/o A.P. Lokayukta & Upa Lokayukta, R/o Hyderabad. 2. P.V. Suryanarayana s/o Sri P. Papa Rao, Aged 33 years, occ: P.A. to Hon’ble Upa Lokayukta, i/o. A.P. Lokayukta & Upa Lokayaukta, R/o Hyderabad, 3. L. Laxminarayana s/o Sri L.Krishna Murthy, aged 35 years, occ: P.A. to Registrar, I/o. A.P. Lokay;ukta & Upa Lokayukta, R/o Hyderabad ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, 2. Pay & Accounts Officer, Exhibition Grounds, Mukaramjahi Road, Hyderabad, 3. Registrar, I/o A.P. Lokayukta & Upa Lokayukta, Basheerbagh, 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 of Mandamus or other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent, in restricting the Travelling Allowance at Rs. 20/- per day and confining the same to the visits made to the A.P. High Court, A.P. Administrative Tribunal/Courts as well as Government Pleaders’ office alone in G.O.Ms.No. 175, dated 17.10.1992 issued by the first respondent as illegal and arbitrary, by directing the respondents to extend the benefits of traveling allowance at Rs. 20/- per trip and also by extending the said benefit to the visits made by the petitioners to the residences of Hon’ble Judges, i.e. Hon’ble Lok Ayuktha, Hon’ble Upa Lokayuta and the Registrar. For the Petitioner: MS.RAJANI GUDURI , Advocate For the Respondent Nos 1 and 2: G.P. for Finance & Planning For the Respondent No.3 : None appeared. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER A representation is made on behalf of Ms. Rajani Guduri, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that this matter has become infructuous. Recording the same, this writ petition is dismissed as infractuous. No costs. _______________ 28th October, 2004 vp ASISTANT REGISTRAR //true copy// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Govt. of A.P. Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad, 2. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Exhibition Grounds, Mukaramjahi road, Hyderabad, 3. The Registrar, A.P. Lokyaukta & Upa Lokayukta, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad 4. Two C.Cs to Govt. Pleader for Finance and Planning, High Court of Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 5. Two C.Ds