IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 26233 of 2003 BETWEEN: Annapurna Rice & Flour Mill, Bhadrachalam Rep by Proprietor, B. Venkataratnam,Gollagatta Road, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Khammam, District at Khammam. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Bhadrachalam Mandal, Khammam 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 issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in his memo Rc. No. B. 355-02 dated 2-12-2003 thereby disallowing the petitioner to participate in mill levy during khariff season, 2003-2004 is illegal, irregular, violative of Art: 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the provisions of AP Rice Procurement (Levy) Order 1984 and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to participate in mill levy during 2003-2004 khariff season on par with the other rice millers in the Khammam District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition has been filed questioning the action of the Joint Collector, Khammam District in not allowing the petitioner to participate in mill levy during Khariff season 2003-2004 on par with other rice millers. As the period of mill levy is already over, I am of the opinion that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 19, 2008 DSK