IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.20311 of 1995 Between: The Denduluru Harijan Christian Fishermen Cooperative Society, Denduluru, West Godavari District, rep. by its President Douluri Larence, s/o Jermece. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari, at Eluru. 2 The Gram Panchayat, Denduluru, rep. by its Person-in-charge, Mutiparti Rathnakumari, R/o. Denduluru, West Godavari 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 direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the members of the petitioner-society to catch the fish in Kodalivari Tank and Narigadi Tank of Denduluru Gram Panchayat, West Godavari District for the year, 1995 even after collecting Rs.23,000/- towards the final instalment of lease amount for the year, 1995 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and further direct the respondents herein to allow the members of the petitioner-society to catch fish in the above said two tanks for the year, 1995 by extending the lease period till the completion of catching of the fish in the above said two tanks for the year, 1995 by extending the lease period till the completion of catching of the fish in the said tanks. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner represents that the cause in this writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become ‘infructuous’. No costs. ________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date: 01.10.2004 Nsr To 1 The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari, at Eluru. 2 The Gram Panchayat, Denduluru, rep. by its Person-in-charge, Mutiparti Rathnakumari, R/o. Denduluru, West Godavari Dist. 3 Two CCs to G.P for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two CD copies.