IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No: 16596 of 1999 BETWEEN: 1 Chodavaram Co-operative Karmika Sangh, Regd No.893/87 Rep. by its General Secretary, M.Ramakoti, R/o. Chowduvada, K.Kotapadu (M), Visakhapatnam District. 2 Chodavaram Co-operative Sugar Ltd.,, Staff & Workers Union, Rep. by its General Secretary Y.Venkateswara Rao, R/o. Govada Post, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Managing Director, The Co-operative Sugars Ltd., No.1109, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Joint Collector, (Person-in-Charge, The Chodavaram Co- operative Sugar Ltd., Chodavaram), Visakhapatnam District, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam District. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Deputy Commissioner Of Labour, Vijayanagar Place Layout, Pedawaltair, Visakhapatnam - 17. ...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 order, direction or a Writ one in the nature of Mandamus' direct the 1st Respondent to pay the Exgratia for the accounting year 1997- 98 to the members (Name of the petitioner Union members annexed to the W.P., & W.P.M.P.,) of the Petitioner Unions for with and pass such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit just and necessary in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.SRINIVASA SARMA Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR. D.V. SITHARAMA MURTHY Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR. POSANI VENKATESWARLU SC FOR AGRI. MARKET COMMT. Counsel for Respondent No.3: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to direct respondent No.1 to pay ex-gratia for the accounting year 1997-98 to the members of the petitioner – union. 2. At the hearing, there is no representation for the parties. 3. A perusal of the proceeding sheet shows that in WPMP.No.30031 of 1999 this Court directed the respondents to pay ex-gratia amount to the members of the petitioner – union for the year 1997-98 from out of the funds allocated for the specific purpose by the Chodavaram Cooperative Sugars Limited. Since the relief claimed in the writ petition had already been granted in the form of the above mentioned interim order, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J December 23, 2008 DSK