IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.11280 of 2002 Between: Sri Vijaya Durga Primary Sand Quarry, Botsmen Fishermen Co-operative Society, Rep. by its President K.Durgavarma, Abbirajupalem, Yalamanchali Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Abbirajupalem Grampanchayat, Rep. by its Sarpanch, Abbirajupalem, Yalamanchili Mandal, W.G.District. 2 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Narsapur, W.G.District. 3 The Panchayat Extension Officer, Narsapur, W.G.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 may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent to conduct public auction on 28-6-2002 for leasing out ferry rights in Abbirajupalem Grampanchayat vide its notice No. 29/2002, dt. 17-6-2002 as illegal, arbitrary, null and void and also contrary to the conditions prescribed in G.O.Ms.No. 496 PR, dt. 11-6-19966 and for a consequential direction to the respondents to conduct auction of ferry rights in the 1st Respondent herein as per the G.O.Ms.No. 496 P.R., dt. 11-6-1966. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.V.SURESH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 23.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Sarpanch, Abbirajupalem Grampanchayat, Abbirajupalem, Yalamanchili Mandal, W.G.District. 2 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Narsapur, W.G.District. 3 The Panchayat Extension Officer, Narsapur, W.G.District. 4 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies