IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7733 of 1997 Between: V Anjaiah S/o. Guravaiah r/o. Naidamanur, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Executive Engineer, R&B Division Guntur-4. 2 Engineer-in-Chief, R&B Roads 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 will be pleased to issue writ or direction, preferably writ of mandamus declaring the letter issued by the respondent No.1 in his proceedings Letter No.Tolls/A2/97 Dt.5-4-1997 to the extent of demand of stamps papers worth equivalent to 5% on the bid amount is illegal, arbitrary, and without sanction of law and violates the principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENU,ADVOCATE REPRESENTING MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri Venu, Advocate, representing on behalf of Sri K.Vinay Kumar, counsel for the petitioner, states that the writ petition became infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous . No costs. --------------------- 21-12-2004 Stp To 1 The Executive Engineer, R&B Division Guntur-4. 2 Engineer-in-Chief, R&B Roads Hyderabad. 3. 2CCs to G.P. for Roads and Buildings, A.P.High Court Buildings,Hyd.(OUT. 4.. 2CD copies