IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24350 of 1997 Between: V.Frances S/o.V.Solman R/o.Thotlavalluru Village & Mandal Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Asst.Director of Fisheries Machilipatnam Krishna District. 2 The District.Collector-cum-Election Authority Machilipatnam Krishna District. 3 Regional Dy.Director of Fisheries Kakinada West Godavari District. 4 N.Paddi Raju, Major, Election Officer of Thotlavalluru Fishermen Co-op. Society Ltd. –cum-Fisheries Development Officer Machilipatnam, Krishna District. .....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 set aside postponement of elections scheduled on 18-9-1997 under proceedings No.2061/E/97, dt.16-9-1997 on the file of the Respondent No.2 and consequently direct the Respondents herein to hold the elections with existing 29 member from the stage where it was stayed and till such direct Respondents to appoint erstwhile managing committee as PIC and to grant such other relief of reliefs as the petitioner is found to entitle in law by issuance of a Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction as the Hon'ble Court may deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case or else the petitioner will be put to great hard-ship and suffer irreparable loss. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CH.RAMESH BABU (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR FISHERIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed to set aside the postponement of elections scheduled on 18.09.1997 under the proceedings, dated 16.09.1997, on the file of the 2nd respondent and for a consequential direction to the respondents to hold the elections with the existing 29 members from the stage where it was stayed and till such time direct respondents to appoint erstwhile managing committee as PIC. Learned counsel for the petitioner called absent. Learned Government Pleader for Fisheries submitted that the matter relates to election of 1997 and the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 23.03.2005 jsu/tvk To 1 Asst.Director of Fisheries Machilipatnam Krishna District. 2 The District.Collector-cum-Election Authority Machilipatnam Krishna District. 3 Regional Dy.Director of Fisheries Kakinada West Godavari District. 4 2 CCs to the G.P for Fisheries, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5 2 CD copies