IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 1173 of 2003 Between: 1 M/S Gayatri Sugars Ltd. Rep. by its Director T.S.C. Bose 6-3-663-E, Flat No.301, Diamond House, behind Topaz Buildings, Punjagutta, Hyderabad C.T. is amended as per Court order dt.24-8-2006 in WPMP Np. 12043 of 2006 2 A. M. Sastry S/o. A. Venkateswarulu R/o. H.No. 23-60, R.K. Nagar, Safilguda, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad - 47 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Union of India Rep. by its Secretary Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution (Dept. of Sugar & Edible Oils), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001 2 The Joint Secretary (Sugar) Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, (Department of Sugar & Edible Oils), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001 3 The Chief Director (Sugar) Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, (Dept. of Food and Public Distribution) Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 100 001 .....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 pass an order or order or Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the First Petitioner Company is entitled to sell its free sale sugar stocks to discharge its contractual and statutory liabilities and issue Writ of Prohibition restraining the Respondents from interfering in the Petitioner company selling its free sale sugar stocks and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:M/SC.KODANDA RAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: It is stated by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that pursuant to the interim orders of this court, the petitioners have already sold sugarcane stocks and paid the amounts to the ryots and that no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, the respondents are restrained from initiating any prosecution against the petitioners for the sale of levy/free sale sugar, pursuant to the interim orders passed by this Court. No costs. -------------------------- V. ESWARAIAH, J DATE: 10.3.2008 CVM To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{CHP}