IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 17210 of 1995 Between: 1 V.Subba Rao, S/o. Suryanarayana, R/o. Machavaram, Ponnur Mandal, Guntur. 2 N.Mohan Rao, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. Gorantla, Guntur. 3 T.Venkata Reddy, S/o.Ratha Reddy, R/o.Intur, Amruthalur(M), Guntur. 4 M.Venugopala Raju, S/o. A.Raju.R/o. Pittalavaripalem, Guntur. 5 I.Brahmananda Reddy, S/o. Sundararami Reddy, R/o. Chinthareddypalem, Nellore. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Represented Secretary Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, V.Y.P.P.Unit, Dowleswaram, East Godavari. 3 Superintendent Engineer, CERP. Circle, Guntur. 4 The Pay & Accounts Officer, CERP. Guntur. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to continue the C.E.R.P. Division at Guntur for a further period of three months to enable the department to make payments to the works executed or to be executed by the Contractors more particularly petitioners or alternatively to direct the respondents to see that the amount of Rs. 150 lakhs released through letter or credit by the second respondent in his proceedings dated 27/07/1995 do not lapse and be paid to the contractors for the works executed or to be executed under CERP., Circle, Guntur and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.PEDDA BABU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the cause in the writ petition does not survive, the matter may be dismissed as infructuous Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J 12-10-2004 Kvrk To 1 The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Represented Secretary Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, V.Y.P.P.Unit, Dowleswaram, East Godavari. 3 Superintendent Engineer, CERP. Circle, Guntur. 4 The Pay & Accounts Officer, CERP. Guntur. 5. Two CCs to GP for Irrigation & Command Area Development Department, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 6. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P.NO. 17210 OF 1995 12th OCTOBER 2004