IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 17625 of 2001 Between: Jaggayyapet Fishermen Co-op Society Ltd., Rep by its President K. Papaiah, Krishna District. ... PETITIONER AND Jaggayyapet Municipality Rep by its Commissioner, Jaggayyapet, 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the holding of Public auction of Fishing Rights in Kowtavari fishing Tank is Violative of Rule 12 of G.O.Ms.No.686 Municipal Administration dt.30.7.1968 is contrary to law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.E.ELLA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: MR.E.SAMBASIVA PRATAP (SC FOR MUN.) The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter is taken up for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent submitted that due to lapse of time, the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J June 24, 2005 MRR Assistant Registrar // True Copy // Section Officer Copy to. – Commissioner, Jaggayyapet Municipality, Jaggayyapet, Krishna District. Two C.D. Copies.