IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7965 of 1998 Between: Vadrevu Sehsagiri Rao S/o. Late Jogirao Occ: Retired Village Officer, r/o. 119, SBI Colony, New Bakaram, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Land Revenue, Andhra Pradesh, at Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, East Godavari at Kakinada. .....RESPONDETS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents in not paying the amounts due to the petitioner in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 1772, dt. 18.4.80 and 3420 dt. 1.8.80 as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Arts. 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith pay the petitioner the amounts due to the petitioner in terms of the said G.Os. together with interest 12% per annum from the date of the G.O. to the date of payment. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner represented that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ 15-12-2004 To 1 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Land Revenue, Andhra Pradesh, at Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, East Godavari at Kakinada. 4 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Building, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5 Two C.D. copies. sj