IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 2605 of 2008 Between: G. Gurupratap S/o.Chinna Veraiah R/o. Bangarupeta Village, Venkatagiri Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce (Text) -2 Dep. Rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat Buildins, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector/District Election Authority, Nellore, Nellore District. 3 The Asst. Director of Handlooms & Textiles Nellore, Nellore District. 4 The Dist. Cooperative Officer/Joint Registrar, Nellore,Nellore District. 5 The Election Officer, Varalakshmi Weavers Cooperative Society No.1322, Bangarupeta Village, Venkatagiri Mandal, Nellore 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 will be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in issuing the impugned proceedings in Rc No. 1925/2007-B1, dt. 5-2-08 staying elections to the Varalakshmi Weavers Cooperative Society No. 1322, Bangarupeta Village, Venkatagiri Mandal, Nellore District, without any valid grounds as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to Rule 22(c) of the A.P.Coop. Societya Rules,. 1964 and violative of Art. 14,19,21 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the above stated impugned proceedings with a direction to conduct the elections forthwith as per the schedule i.e, 1-1-08 fixed by the 2nd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE 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 infructuous. No costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date:20.02.2009 sj