IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI WRIT PETITION NO : 17449 of 1995 Between: S.Venkatesh Goud, Panchajanya Hire Purchase and Leasing Finance Limited, Head Office, Bapuji Vachanalaya Complex, R.P.Road, Nizamabad Public Limited Company Incoporated under India Companies Act with Incorporation No.01.15982/93-94 Kamareddy .... PETITIONER AND 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer Kamareddy Nizamabad District 2.The Mandal Revenue Officer Kamareddy Nizamabad District 3.The Mandal Revenue Inspector Kamareddy Nizamabad District 4.The Collector Nizamabad. Nizamabad 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 herein in locking the Branch Office of the petitioner company at Nizamsagar X Roads, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District on 31.7.1995 as illegal, without authority of law, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and arbitrary unreasonable and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner company under Articles 14,19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents herein not to interfere with the business activities of the petitioner company and further direct the respondents herein to remove the locks of the Branch of the petitioner company at Nizamsagar X Roads, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District and to return the seized hire purchase agreements to the petitioner-company. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.RAJAMALLA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI WRIT PETITION NO.17449 OF 1995 ORDER: The petitioner was aggrieved of the action of the respondent Nos.1 to 3 in locking the branch office of the petitioner Company at Kamareddy, Nizamabad District. He branded it as an action without authority of law and without jurisdiction. On 4-8-1995, this Court passed the following interim order: “Interim direction to the respondents to remove the locks put to the branch office of the petitioner company at Nizamsagar X roads, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District. However the petitioner shall not carry on business in hire purchase and leasing finances for a period of two weeks from today. Notice.” Counsel for the parties have no instructions as on today. I feel that after the interim direction was given on 4-8-1995, nothing survived in this writ petition, which has become infructuous. Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ----------------------------- (Bilal Nazki, J) 9th September, 2004 LUR Copy to: 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer Kamareddy Nizamabad District 2.The Mandal Revenue Officer Kamareddy Nizamabad District 3.The Mandal Revenue Inspector Kamareddy Nizamabad District 4.The Collector Nizamabad. Nizamabad District 5.Two CCs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (O.U.T.) 6.Two CD copies.