IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 23968 of 1998 Between: O.Shanker, S/o. Venkati, Secunderapur Village, Jakranpalli Mandal, Nizamabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh., Rep by its Secretary, R&B Department., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Superintending Engineer, Panchayatraj Circle, Medak. 3 Superintending Engineer, Panchayatraj Circle, Nizamabad. 4 Superintending Engineer, Panchayatraj Circle, Adilabad. 5 Executive Engineer, Panchayatraj Division, Nizamabad. 6 Executive Engineer, Panchayatraj Division, Nirmal. ...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 an Appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in insisting Mines Dept., Revenue Clearance Certificate in its Obscence collecting Five Time Penalty along with normal seigniorage fees is illegal, arbitrary from the Bills of the Contractors and consequently direct the respondents not to collect Five Time Penalty along with normal seigniorage fee from the Bills of the petitioners Contractor in pursuance of in various Agreements. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.ANJI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J March 2, 2005 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh., Rep by its Secretary, R&B Department., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Superintending Engineer, Panchayatraj Circle, Medak. 3 Superintending Engineer, Panchayatraj Circle, Nizamabad. 4 Superintending Engineer, Panchayatraj Circle, Adilabad. 5 Executive Engineer, Panchayatraj Division, Nizamabad. 6 Executive Engineer, Panchayatraj Division, Nirmal. 7 Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 8 Two C.D. Copies.