IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 10190 of 2005 Between: M/s. Abubaker Saw Mill, Chandrasekhar Colony, Nizamabad, rep. by its Prop: Abubakar, S/o. MOhd. Osman, R/o. chandrasekhar Colony, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 the Govt of A.P., rep. by its Spl. Secretary to Govt., Environment Forest, Science and Technology Dept., (FOR-III) Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests, Majamzahi Mrket, Hyderabad. 3 the Conservator of Forests, Nizamabad. 4 The Divisional Forest Officer, Nizamabad. 5 The Forest Range Officer, Nizamabad. .....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 in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein more particularly the responent No.1 4 herein to renew the petitioner Saw Mill licence for the year 2004-05 and also the subsequent years by duly declaring the order passed by the 4th respondent vide Proc.No.1401/N6/2004, dt. 17.6.2004 cancelling the petitioner saw mill licence instated of renewing the same as per A.P.Saw Mills (Regulations) Rules, 1969 which wee amended on 3.8.98 and also the order passed by the 1st respondent on a representation filed by the petitioner rejecting the lea for renew the licence instead of directing the petitioner to approach the appellate authority as precribed under Rule-11 of A.P. Saw Mills (Regulations) Rules, 1969 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the true intent of A.P. Saw Mills (Regulations) Rules, 1969 and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAVI KIRAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.10190 of 2005 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, the licence of the petitioner Saw Mill has been renewed and, as such, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. _______________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 29.07.2008 v v