IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 2930 of 2005 Between: Om Sai Ram DWACRA Group, Rep by its President, A. Appalakonda, W/o. Nookaraju, R/o. K J Puram Village, Madugula (M), Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, at Visakhapatnam. 2 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam District, at Visakhapatnam. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4 The Mandal RevenueOfficer, Madugula (M), Visakhapatnam District. 5 P. Appalakonda, W/o. Ramulu, Anganwadi Aaya & Midday meals cook, K J Puram, Madugula (M) Visakhapatnam 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 will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in appointing the 5th respondent as fair price shop dealer for the village K J Puram of Madugula (M) is contrary to appellate order in Proc. AC to 14/2004 CSR 7, Dt. 3-11-2004 passed by the 2nd respondent is illegal, irregular and violative of Art : 14 and 21 of the constitution of India and AP Schedule Commodities (Regulation of Distribution by Card System) Order 2001 and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as fair price shop dealer for the village K J Puram, Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.SATYANARAYANA NIMMAGADDA Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no cause survives in this writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 21.4.2005 DA/SVV To 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, at Visakhapatnam. 2 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam District, at Visakhapatnam. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4 The Mandal RevenueOfficer, Madugula (M), Visakhapatnam District. 5 Two CCs to the G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 Two CD copies.