IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 9399 of 2007 Between: Mahesh Kothari, R/o. Begum Bazar, Hyderabad. (Through the A.P. State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad) ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Rep. by its Commissioner, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Hyderabad. 5 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Roads & Buildings Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 6 The Collector, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. .....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 an Order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to call for the records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) the file relating to the proposal of the Government of A.P. for construction of parallel bridge to the Muslim Jung Bridge opposite High Court; (ii) progress of ongoing work of construction of the said bridge by the authorities of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad; (iii) removal of hindrances and encroachments for completion of the construction of the said bridge; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the concerned authorities of the Respondents for early completion of the bridge in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: PETITION Counsel for the Respondents: SRI R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY, STANDING COUNSEL FOR G.H.M.C. The Court made the following : ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) This is a public interest litigation wherein a citizen has ventilated the grievance with regard to non-completion of construction of a bridge, namely, Muslim Jung Bridge. During the pendency of this petition, the construction of the bridge has been completed and since 16.7.2009 the bridge is being used by public at large. As the grievance ventilated in the petition has been redressed, the petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. ______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 20.7.2009 bnr