IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.14084 of 1998 Between: J. Pruthvidhar Rao, S/o Bugga Rao (late), R/o Gowthamnagar, Godhavarikhani, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration Department, Secretariat, 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondents not to conduct the elections to the Ramagundam Municipality by merging four townships areas i.e. N.T.P.C. F.C.I. A.P.S.E.B. and Singareni which are already developed by holding the action of the Respondents not excluding the above township areas from the jurisdiction of Ramagundam Municipality is wholly illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and opposed to all principles of equity, justice and fair play. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.JAGANNADHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in conducting the elections to Ramagundam Municipality on 29-05-1998 by merging the four township areas i.e., N.T.P.C., F.C.I., A.P.S.E.B., and Singareni, the present writ petition is filed. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 22.02.2005 Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to GP for Municipal Administration, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{PRASAD}