THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.23984 of 2008 Dated 02nd August, 2011 Between: K.Vijaya Kumar and another …Petitioners And The Kurnool Municipal Corporation, Kurnool, rep.by its Commissioner …Respondent Counsel for the petitioners: Sri K.Rathanga Pani Reddy Counsel for respondent: Sri B.Hanumantha Rao The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in discontinuing power supply to the petitioners in respect of shop No.14 and 15 of N.R.Nagar Shopping Complex, Kurnool, in pursuance of the lease, dated 28.03.2008, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri K.Rathanga Pani Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the lease period has come to an end on 31.03.2011. He further submitted that during the pendency of this writ petition, the respondent has released electricity supply to the leased premises and that the petitioners have applied for renewal of the lease. In the light of the above facts, the issue for adjudication of the writ petition on merits does not survive. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous with liberty to the petitioners to pursue their applications for renewal of the lease. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, interim order, dated 05.11.2008, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.No.31257 of 2008 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 02nd August, 2011 VGB