IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20841 of 2007 Between: Abdul Ghouse S/o.Rahaman R/o.No.22, Housing Board colony Bhavanipuram Vijayawada, Krishna District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Special Chief secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Environment ,Forest Science, & Technology (for III Department) AP Secretariat,Hyderabad 2 The Vice chairman & Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation Limited, UNI Buildings AC Guards, Hyderabad-500004 3 The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Sea Port-Export Customs 60, Rajaji Salai, Chennai-600001 4 The Assistant Commissioner, Sea Cargo Dock Intelligence Unit Customs House, 60 Rajaji Salai, Chennai-600001 5 The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Governmenf of India, (SU Divison),Paryavaran complex, CGO Complex Lodhi Road,New Delhi-110003 6 M/s.Kyoei Trading Company Limited, rep.by its Managing Director, Mr.Ito Noriaki, 4-20-3, Ishiwara Sumida, Tokya, Japan 7 M/s.Radeep Services, Rep.by its Authorised Agent, P.Rakesh Reddy, Flat No.401, Jayabheri Towers, Main Road,Kothapet, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of writ or orders more particularly in thenature of writ of order calling for the records from the 1st to 7th respondents in relation to the export of Red Sanders weighing 354.98 Metric Tones to the 6th and 7th respondents and quash the impugned G.O.ms.No.166 dated 16.4.2007 followed by G.O.Ms.No.106 dated 2.3.2007 and G.O.Ms.No.165 dated 16.4.2007 issued by the 1st respondent and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.SRINIVAS RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner has submitted that the petition has become infructuous. In the circumstances, the petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ __________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 29th September, 2008. GRR