IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 10728 of 1998 Between: 1. M/s Domesto Pvt. Ltd.,Labbipet , rep by Managing Director, B.Hariswara Rao S/o B.Panakalu. Vijayawada 2. Viskaan Pharma Pvt. Ltd., rep by Managing Director K.Vijayakumar, S/o. K.Kistasppa, R/o Hyderabad 3. Sri Vittal Veternary Distributors, rep by Managing Director Y.Raghunadha Rao, S/o. Vittal, Hanuman Tekdi , Hyderabad, R/o Hyderabad .... PETITIONERS AND 1Govt. of A.P rep by Secretary Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Department , Secretariat , Hyderabad 2 Director of Animal Husbandary A.P. Hyderabad - 3. ....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate and direct the respondents to consider the petitioners for enlistment as Rate Contract Suppliers of Veternary medicines for the year 1998-99 along with other eligible tenders without disqualifying the petitioners from such consideration on the ground of pendency of blacklisting proceedings spelt out in the memo of the 1st respondent dt 1-7-97. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.VENKATARAMANA (not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR Fisheries and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to issue a Writ of Mandamus and direct the respondents to consider the petitioners for enlistment as Rate Contract Suppliers of Veterinary medicines for the year 1998-99 along with other eligible tenderers without disqualifying the petitioners from such consideration on the ground of pendency of blacklisting proceedings spelt out in the memo of the 1st respondent dated 1-7-1997. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioners. The learned Government Pleader for Animal Husbandry submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submitted, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. -------------------- N.V.RAMANA,J 10/03/2005 Stp To 1 The Secretary,Govt. of A.P , Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Department , Secretariat , Hyderabad 2 Director of Animal Husbandary A.P. Hyderabad - 3. 3) 2 CD copies 4. 2 CCs to G.P. for Fisheries and Animal Husbandari, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT)