IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13181 of 2008 Between: Poleboina Seethaiah S/o.Narasaiah Kandiband(V) Mellacheruvu(M) Nalgonda District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Dist Collector, Nalgonda. 2 The Dy.Director Fisheries Nalgonda. 3 The Asst. Director, Suryapet, Fisheries Dept., Suryapet. 4 Asst. Registrar, DRDA, Nalgonda & Person-in-Charge Fisherman Co-Operative, Kandibanda, Kandibanda(V) Mellaheruvu(M), Nalgonda District. 5 Desaboina Chinna Narsaiah S/o. Pedda Ramulu, R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 6 Kanneboina Kotaiah S/o Gopaiah R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 7 Kanneboina Venkanna S/o Gopaiah R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 8 Bommakanti Dhanamurthy S/o Veeraiah, R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 9 Bingi Venkata Narsaiah S/o Rajaiah R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 10 Bingi Rajaiah S/o Venkat Narsaiah R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 11 Shaik Moulana S/o Nabi Saheb R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 12 Shaik Rafi S/o Moulana R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 13 Daggubasti Mutyalu S/o Narsaiah R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. 14 Kandula Durgaiah S/o Lachaiah R/o. Kandibanda Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. (R5 to R14 impleaded as per Court Order dt.03.07.08 in W.P.M.P.No.18017 of 2008) .....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 appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in insisting for payment of lease amount prior to the catching the fishing of the fisherman co-operative society as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to issue fishing permit in favour of the 4th respondent for catching the fish and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.BRAHMAIAH CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FISHERIES The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13181 OF 2008 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 17th February, 2009. IBL