IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15739 of 1995 Between: R.S.Seetharama Raju, S/o.Krishna Murthy Raju, R/o.Thangedu Village, Kotauratla Mandal, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Secretary to Government, Agriculture & Cooperation Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar, of Cooperative Societies, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam and Election Authority. 4. The Election Officer, P.A.C.S., Kotauratla, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam. 5. The Person-in-Charge, P.A.C.S., Kotauratla, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam. ...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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to declare as illegal and arbitrary the action of respondents in canceling elections to kotauratla primary agricultural cooperative society (M 4360), kotauratla Mandal, Narsipatnam Division, Visakhapatnam District and issue a consequential direction to forthwith hold election as per schedule. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for the Respondent No.5: Sri P.Radha Krishna Counsel for the Resspondent No.4: Notice returned unserved The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ 13-09-2004 LSK ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary to Government, Agriculture & Co.operation Department, State of A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, A.P. Hyderabad. 3. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam & Election Authority, 4. The Election Officer, P.A.C.S., Kotauratla, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam, 5. The Person Incharge, P.A.C.S., Kotauratla, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam. 6. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Co.operation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad.(OUT) 7. Two C.D. copies.