IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 1072 of 1996 Between: P. Gopi S/o Venkatasubbaiah R/o Mangalapuri Village, Srikalahasti Mandal, Chittoor Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor Dist. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer Srikalahasti Mandal, Chittoor Dist. 3 The Dy. Tahsildar (Mobile Squad), O/o. M.R.O. Srikalahasti. ....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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not supplying commodities to the petitioner, Fair Price Shop Dealer of Mangalapuri village, Srikalahasti Mandal, Chittoor District in pursuance of the report of the 3rd respondent dated 14-8-1995 without passing any orders to the explanation submitted by the Petitioner to the show cause notice Roc.No. S3/6A/3995/95 dated 22-11-1995 issued by the 1st respondent as illegal, improper, without jurisdiction and in violation of principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.CHANDRAIH NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The submission is placed on record, and the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 19th November, 2004. LSK/ASP To 1 The Joint Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor Dist. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer Srikalahasti Mandal, Chittoor Dist. 3 The Dy. Tahsildar (Mobile Squad), O/o. M.R.O. Srikalahasti. 4 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5 Two C.D. copies.