IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 20828 of 2000 Between: Sri Venkateswara Touring Talkies, Pothavaram Rep by its Smt. Nazeerunnisa Begum, W/o. Umar Alisa, R/o. Pothavaram, Nallajerla Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary for Home and Cinematography, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. .....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 top issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in issuing Memo No. 28655/Genl.A2/2000-1, dt.16.9.2000 rejecting the stay petition filed by the petitioner herein is absolutely illegal, arbitrary, high handed against the rules and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent not to interfere with exhibiting the films, in the petitioner theatre i.e., Sri Venkateswara Touring Talkies, Pothavaram, West Godavari District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: Mr. T. Jaganmohana Chary, learned counsel representing Sri Y.V. Ravi Prasad submits that the cause of action does not survive in this writ petition and the matter has become infructuous. Recording his submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infrutuous.Notorts. _____________________ V.V.S. RAO, J. 6th July, 2005 Js To 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary for Home and Cinematography, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 Two CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 4 2 CD copies.