IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8575 of 1992 Between: The Merchant’s Association, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District, rep. by its Secretary, S.K.VisweswaraRao, S/o.Pydisetti, aged 46 years, Business, R/o. Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The Sub-Collector, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 3. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. .....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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in issuing Notice under Section 7 of the land Encroachment Act, dated 31.05.1992 to the Members of the petitioner’s Association, which is attached as Annexure to the Writ Petition as illegal, null and void, arbitrary without jurisdiction, contrary to the provisions of the Regulations framed for the schedule areas and for a consequential direction directing the respondents to drop all further proceedings pursuant to the notice issued under Section 7 of the Land Encroachment Act. Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : Writ Petition No.8575 of 1992 O R D E R:- In spite of issuance of notice to the petitioner, consequent upon the death of the counsel appearing for the petitioner, no steps have been taken by the petitioner to engage another counsel. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. ____________________ B.PRAKASH RAO, J Date: 29th October, 2004. Cs/STV ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Mandal Revenue officer, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The Sub-Collector, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 3. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 4.Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) 5. Two C.D. copies.