IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 7671 of 2007 Between: K. Ramachandra Reddy, S/o.Venkat Reddy, Proprietor of M/s Century Pharma, R/o.Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of A.P., rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Medical and Health Dept., Secretariat, Hyd. 2 District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 3 Director of Health & Medical, Sulthan Bazar, Koti, Hyd. 4 The District Medical & Health Officer, Visakhapatnam. .....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 a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents in payment of admitted due amounts under pending bills vide letter No.1047/A1/2001-2002, dt. 1.3.2005 to the petitioner for supply of medicines to the respondents as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay the admitted due amounts to the petitioner forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.RAVI KUMAR TOLETY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No.7671 of 2007 ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the amounts, which the petitioner is entitled to be paid for the supplies effected to the District Headquarters Hospital, Krishna District, at Vijayawada, have since been paid and, therefore, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed and the show cause notice issued on 19.03.2008 is also discharged. No order as to costs. _________________________ (Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J) 21st April, 2008. IBL To 1 The Prl. Secretary, State of A.P., Medical and Health Dept., Secretariat, Hyd. 2 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Director of Health & Medical, Sulthan Bazar, Koti, Hyd. 4 The District Medical & Health Officer, Visakhapatnam. 5 Two CD copies.