IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 557 of 2005 BETWEEN: M. Gopala Krishna Murthy S/o late Satyanarayana Publisher & Editor in -chief Public Demand R/o Near Sorangam, V.D. Puram, Vijayawada-12 ... PETITIONER AND The Superintendent of Police, Vizianagaram District ...RESPONDENT 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 direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ declaring the inaction of the Respondent in disposing off the representation dated 29-12-2004, 31-12- 2004 and 2-01-2005 within reasonable time as per AP (AA) District Police Act 1859 as illegal, arbitrary, being violation of Article 14, 9 (1) and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent to provide security subject to payment of honourarium and pass such other order or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.RAMANA ALLU Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: None appears. 2. This writ petition has been filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to dispose the representations filed by the petitioner for providing police security subject to payment honorarium vide applications dated 29.12.2004, 31.12.2004 and 02.01.2005, for the purpose of gathering hostels working position for press purpose for the period from 03.01.2005 to 09.01.2005. As the period itself, during which the police security has been requested, is over, I am of the opinion that nothing survives in the writ petition for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 24, 2008 DSK