IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 14239 of 1998 Between: G.V. Pratap Reddy S/o G. Veera Reddy R/o 50 A, Opposite A.P. Chest Hospital, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad - 38. ..... PETITIONER AND Engineer-in-Chief, Administrative Wing, Irrigation & Command Area Development, Andhra Pradesh, Erramanzil, Hyderabad-82. .....RESPONDENT 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 a Writ, order or direction more in the Nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the renewal application of the petitioner for renewal of the registration of the petitioner as a Special Class Contractor in pursuant to the application made for renewal on 20th February, 1998 seeking renewal of the Regd. Nos: 102/93 and 103/93 as illegal and void and consequentially to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for renewal of his registration as a Special Class Contractor forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.M.SUDHIR KUMAR Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader submits that by lapse of time, nothing survives for adjudication and the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 25.3.2005 DA/SVV To 1. The Engineer-in-Chief, Administrative Wing, Irrigation & Command Area Development, Andhra Pradesh, Erramanzil, Hyderabad-82. 4 Two CCs to the G.P.for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.