IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 13351 of 1998 Between: A.P.Hire Purchse Association, Rep. Secretary. 35-144/6, Eden Garden, Hyderabad-1. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Rep. Secretary. Ministry of Law, Justice and company Affairs, New Delhi. 2 Reserve Bank of India, Rep. General Manager. Dept. of Non-Banking Supervision, Central Office, Mumbai. .....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 any writ or order more particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ or direction by calling for the records connected with the Non-Banking Financial companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998 issued by the 2nd respondent vide Notification No.DFC.118/DG(SPT)-98 dated 31/01/1998 and quash the directions from 4 to 6 of the said directions as the said directions are violative of Articles 14, 19(1) (g), 19(6) and 21 of the Constitution of India and declare the Section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India, Act 1934 introduced by the amendment Act 23/97 as Arbitrary violative of principles of natural justice and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.A.ANASUYA Counsel for the Respondents.: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No:13351 OF 1998 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) When this matter is taken up, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication and hence, the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari _____________________ Justice G. Chandraiah Date: 17th March, 2008 Nn/Gurc. HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 13351 OF 1998 (Order delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) Dated: 17.03.2008