IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO: 7694 of 1997 Between: M/s. Swastik Pesticides & Chemicals rep. by its Sale Executive, Mr. Radha Krishna Murthy, S/o. N.V.Subba Rao r/o. Hanumankonda, and having its office at 111/B, new Mandi, Vakil Road, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh-251 001. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of A.P. represented by its Secretary Agriculture Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture Andhra Pradesh, 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 a Writ or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of "Mandamus" declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing proceedings in Lr.No.PP.II(3) 280/97, dt.22-3-1997 as arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Insecticide Act and Insecticide Rules, 1971, and consequently direct the 1st respondent office not to insist on the grant and communication of a Principal Certificate for the petitioner company to carry on its activities. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI S.PANDURANGA REDDY representing MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.7694 OF 1997 ORDER: Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri S.Panduranga Reddy, representing Sri S.Niranjan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the subject matter of the writ petition became infructuous, and hence, the writ petition may be dismissed. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. -------------------------- P.S.NARAYANA, J 18th February, 2005. SKM Copy to 1 The Secretary, Government of A.P. Agriculture Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 3 Two G.P. for Agriculture, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two C.D. Copies.