IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2113 of 1995 Between: Sri Balaji Lottory Centre, rep. by its Chandrakanth, S/o.Shivaraj, D.No.22-7-270/28/9, Diwan Devidi, Old City, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. Commissioner of Police, Twin Cities, Hyderabad. 3. The Station House Officer, Charminar Police Station, Hyderabad. .....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 in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere with the lawful activity of sale of lottery tickets issued by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and lottery tickets authorized by Government of Andhra Pradesh and other Governments by the petitioners and through their agents. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. A.GIRIDHAR RAO Counsel for Respondents: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri A.Giridhar Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Placing the said submission on record, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 11th February, 2005. Ak ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Twin Cities, Hyderabad. 3. The Station House Officer, Charminar Police Station, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 5. Two CD copies.