IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 22482 of 2008 Between: M/s. Mani Ratnam Filling Station Rep. by its Licensee: B. Appa Rao Vadama Village, Palakonda Mandal, Srikakulam Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector Civil Supplies Wing Srikakulam Dist. 2 The Assist. Supply Officer Srikakulam Dist. 3 The Sr. Divl. Retail Sales Manager Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. 8th Floor, L.I.C. Bldg., Visakhapatnam. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in seizing the stocks of HSD and MS in the under ground tanks of the petitioner on dt.03-10-2008 and put up seals to those tanks as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to shift the seized stock from the under ground tanks ot another place so as to enable the petitioner to carry on its regular business. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.DEVANAND Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.22482 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: The learned counsel for petitioner states that the cause in the writ petition does not survive as of now for further adjudication and it has become infructuous. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 21.1.2009 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.22482 of 2008 21.1.2009