IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 22990 of 2008 Between: M/s Durga Fertilizers, Rep by its Proprietor T.Chinna Reddy, S/o.Yella Reddy, R/o. D.No.18/18, Tadipatri Road, Jammalamadugu Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Kadapa District. 2 The Mandal Agriculture Officer, Jammalamadugu Mandal, Kadapa District. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu Kadapa District. 4 The Assistant Director of Agriculture, Proddatur Mandal, Kadapa District. .....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 issue writ, order or directions more particularly one in the nature of wit of mandamus declaring the seizure of fertilizer stocks i.e, 12,650 tonnes of fertilizer of 20.20.13 variety and urea of 9.700 tonnes under a cover of panchanama by the 2nd respondent belonging to the petitioner from M/s Sri Durga Fertilizers situated at D.No.18/18, Tadipatri Road, Jammalamadugu, Kadapa District as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of Fertilizer Control order 1985 and also against to principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. U.SUMAN Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.22990 OF 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the seizure of the fertilizers from the business premises of the petitioner as arbitrary and illegal and for a consequential direction for release of the same. However, when the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, under instructions, stated that the seized fertilizers have already been sold. The said fact could not be disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In the circumstances, nothing survives for adjudication. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 23.10.2008 gbs