IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20282 of 2004 Between: Kolla Subbrao, S/o. Ramanaiah, Hindu, R/o. Nagulapalem, Parchur Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Nagulapalem Ura-tank, rep by its Single Trustee K.V. Subba Rao, (Executive Officer, Endowments), Nagulapalem, Parchur Mandal, Prakasam District. 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments Department, Ongole, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue any Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, by declaring the action of the Respondents in auctioning the land to an extent of Ac. 1-18 cents in S.No. 65/1 of Nagulapalem Village of Parchur Mandal, Prakasam District which was already leasedout to the petitioner for a period of one year ending 31- 3-05 as illegal arbitrary and without jurisdiction and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.RAJESHWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI W.P.NO.20282 2004 ORAL ORDER The petitioner herein claims that the land to an extent of Ac.1.18 cents in Sy.No.65/1 of Negulapalem village, Parchur Mandal, Prakasam District was leased out to him for a period of one(1) year up to 31-03-205. Aggrieved by the action of the respondents in proposing to auction the leasehold rights of the said land while the lease in his favour was subsisting, this writ petition was filed on 03-11-2004. This court by an order dated.04-11-2004 granted interim stay of auction proposed to be held under the impugned auction notice and the same continued to be in operation till to day. Even according to the petitioner since the lease in his favour was valid up to 31-03-2005 which expired long back, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication on merits. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________ G.ROHINI,J 4th December,2008 *TSNR