IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 5268 of 2002 Between: Rev. T.B.D.Prakash Rao, S/o. Joseph, Vijayawada Prayer Festival, 2002, Bishop Church of South India Bishop House, Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER AND The Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT 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 more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent in issuing a Letter in Rc.No. E2 376/2000 dt. 5-3-2002 in refusing permission to conduct Vijayawada Prayer Festival 2002 from 3-6-2002 to 9-6-2002 at Swaraj Maidan (PWD grounds) Vijayawada, Krishna District as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 25 of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondent to forthwith grant permission for the purpose of conducting the aforesaid festival. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for declaring the action of the respondent in issuing a letter in Rc. E2 375/2000, dated 05.03.2002 in refusing permission to the petitioner to conduct Vijayawada Prayer Festival-2002 from 3.6.2002 to 09.06.2002 at Swaraj Maidan (PWD) Grounds, Vijayawada, Krishna District as arbitrary and illegal. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ________________ E.DHARMA RAO J., Dt. 11.07.2005] tjs To 1. The District Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District 2. 2 C.Cs to the G.P. for Revenue. High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 3. 2 C.D.Copies.