IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT PETITION NO : 14061 of 1994 Between: 1 Dangudubeyyam Pallam Raju S/o. Sathi Raju Panchayathi Raj, Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. R/o. Quarter No. A-7, Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 2 Kovvada Krishna Rao S/o. (late) Satyanarayana Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dsit. R/o. Quarter No. A-4, Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 3 Gidijala Gunna Raju S/o. G.V.Ramana Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dsit. R/o. Quarter No. A-6 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 4 Mantri Jagannadha Rao S/o. Narasimha Murthy Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dsit. R/o. Quarter No. B-2, Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 5 Bandi Sasidhar Kumar S/o. Kanaka Rao Madagada, Visakhapatnam Dsit. R/o. Quarter No. B-3 Madagada, Visakhapatnam Dist. 6 Bollavarapu Sujana Viktory W/o. Krishna Sasthry Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dsit. R/o. Quarter No. B-4 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 7 Manchiraju Kameswara Rao S/o. Srirama Murthy Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dsit. R/o. Quarter No. B-5 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 8 Dandela Suryanarayana S/o. Sanyasayya Gannela, R/o. Quarter No. B-7 Gannela, Visakhapatnam Dist. 9 Pasupulati Madhu Mohan S/o. Srinivasa Rao Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-8 Visakhapatnam Dist. 10 Dumpala Chinnavadu S/o. Kodandaramayya Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-9 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 11 Naramamidi Vijaya Laxmi W/o. Aralayya Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-11 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 12 Modem Venugopala Reddy S/o. Kota Reddy Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-12 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 13 Dalli Venkata Reddy S/o. Appayya Reddy I.F.A.D., Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-17 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 14 Pola Rama Rao S/o. Appala Naidu Govt. Leprosy Control Unit, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-23 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 15 Janni Rama Rao S/o. Adinarayana Tribal Welfare Dept., Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-26 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 16 Cheepurapalli Venkata Rao S/o. Krishnam Naidu (late) Govt. Leprosy Control Unit, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. B-28 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 17 Sepani Savithri S/o. Late Sasi Viswanadham Orderly Community Hospital, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-3 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 18 Vinjamuri Satyanarayana Murthy S/o. Ramachandra Rao Panchayatin Raj, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-4 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 19 Guttula Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy S/o. Ramakrishna Rao Tribal Welfare, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-9 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 20 T. Kondayya Padal S/o. Gundu Padal Panchayat Raj, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-10 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 21 Seedari Sanyasi Rao S/o. Pedabalanna Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-14 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 22 Gunnu Appala Naidu S/o. Papayya Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-15 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 23 Karri Appalanarasamma W/o. Late Rama Rao Community Hospital, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-16 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 24 Tenneti Satyanarayana Murthy S/o. Late Suryanarayana Community Hospital, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-22 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 25 Darbha Venkata Rao S/o. Subramanyam Govt. High School, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-23 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 26 Midasala Balakotaiah S/o. Subbaiah Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-27 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 27 Dommety Gopala Krishna S/o. Bethal Swamy Telecommunications, Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-29 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 28 Bandara Venkata Sanyasi Rao S/o. Adinarayana Geregan Co.operative,Arakuvally, R/o. Quarter No. C-31 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 29 Swamula Aramukam S/o. Anadhagiri G.A.U.School, Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-32 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 30 Chukka Satyanarayana S/o. Appalanaidu T.W.A.P.School, Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-7 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 31 Tirugulla Chandra Rao S/o. Batalludu Tribal Welfare Dept., Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-1 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 32 K. Baba Saheb S/o. Sudher Sanker Tribal Welfare Dept., Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. B-18, Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 33 Yedla Adinaryana RAo S/o. Ramulu Govt. Junior College, Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-11 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 34 B. Appa Rao S/o. Devudu Tribal Welfare Dept, Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-13 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 35 Polinati Veera Raju S/o. Subba Rao Tribal Welfare Dept, Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-28 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 36 Aritakula Gouri Shankara Rao S/o. Jegga Rao A.P.R.School, (PTG), Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-18 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. 37 Dayam Bhaskara Kumar S/o. Joseph Govt. Leprosy Control Unit, Arakuvally R/o. Quarter No. C-8 Arakuvally, Visakhapatnam Dist. .....PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Project Officer Integrated Tribal Development Agency, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Deputy Executive Engineer Tribal Welfare Sub-Division, Arakuvallu, Visakhapatnam 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, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in demanding the rent from the petitioners as that is being collected by the Government for the quarters which are provided by the Government is Discriminatory, illegal and further declaring that the 1st Respondent can only demand and collect the rent from the petitioners in respect of the quarters under their occupation as fixed by the norms laid down in the P.W.D. code or fair Rent as Fixed under the Rent Control Act and pass such other orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER Ms.Upanishad Devi, counsel appearing for the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the subject matter involved in this Writ Petition has become in fructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become in fructuous. No costs. ------------------ 16-09-2004. Hsd Assistant Registrar // true copy // Section officer To 1 Project Officer Integrated Tribal Development Agency, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Deputy Executive Engineer Tribal Welfare Sub-Division, Arakuvallu, Visakhapatnam District. 3. 2 C.Cs to G.P. for Soecial Welfare,High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4. 2 C.D. copies