IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5524 of 2008 Between: Dr. V. Deepa Nair, W/o. P. Sreekumar, Handicapped, (NIMH), Manovikas Nagar, Bowenpally, Secunderabad R/o. Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Governnment of India, Rep. byits Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerement, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001. 2.The Joint Secretary, (Disability Division), Rep. byits Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerement, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001. 3.Director (Incharge), National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, (NIMH), Manovikas Nagar, Bowenpally, Secunderabad. 4.Internal Complaints Committee (For Grievances against Sexual Harassment at Workplace) Rep. by its Chairperson, Manovikas Nagar, Bowenpally, Secunderabad. 5.T.C. Sivakumar, Head-Department of Community Rehabiliation & Project Managem Manovikas Nagar, Bowenpally, Secunderabad. .....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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent No.1 to 4 in not taking any action basing upon the written representation dt. 21-2-2008 of the Petitioner against the 5th respondent and also pendency of the criminal case, as illegal, arbitrary unconstitutional and contrary to the principles laid down by the Apex Court and in violation of the well settled principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.RAMA RAO GHANTA Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.C.VANI REDDY The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.5524 of 2008 Order: Ms.Sushma Yaganti, learned counsel, representing Sri Ghanta Rama Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 17.11.2008 VGB