IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.20554 of 1995 Between: CHRISTIAN SERVICE AGENCY, rep. by its Director, S.S.Rajan, H.NO.1, MIG-Houses, 6-4-520, Bholapur, Gandhi Nagar, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The General Manager, Department of Telecommunications, Hyderabad Telecom District, Suryalok Complex, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad. 2 The Commercial Officer (PTs) O/o G.M. Telecom Dist., Suryalok Complex, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad. ....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing STD/PCO to the petitioner's Organisation as arbitrary, illegal and unjust and consequently direct the respondents 1 & 2 to release the STD/PCO connection and install the same forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.R.K.SURI (Not Present) Counsel for the Respondents: MR.RAMAKRISHNA RAO SIDDANATHI (SC FOR CG) The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner herein claims to be a non-profitable and charitable organization and stated to have paid the required fee of Rs.5000/- and complied with the other formalities for allotment of STD/PCO center. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of complying with the formalities, the respondents had not allotted the said STD/PCO center to it. Learned counsel for petitioner called absent. Learned Standing Counsel for Central Government Present. The respondents filed counter-affidavit stating that even though the STD/PCO committee had allotted STD/PCO to the petitioner, the petitioner was required to enter into an agreement with the respondent department after complying with other formalities and demands, and after completion of those commercial formalities the petitioner was provided STD and PCO with indicator No.810994 on 10.11.1995. Since the respondents have already considered the request of the petitioner- organisation and provided STD and PCO, the matter has become infructuous and no orders need be passed in this writ petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date: 05.10.2004 Nsr/Tvk To 1 The General Manager, Department of Telecommunications, Hyderabad Telecom District, Suryalok Complex, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad. 2 The Commercial Officer (PTs) O/o G.M. Telecom Dist., Suryalok Complex, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad. 3 Two CD copies.