IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 18542 of 2001 Between: Rep. by its President, Baipu Krishnaji, S/o. Narendra Rao, R/o. Attili. THE TURPU VEEDHI YUVAJANA SANGHAM, Attili, Attilli Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 THE CENSOR BOARD OF FILEM CERTIFICATION, Rep. by its Chairman, HYDERABAD. 3 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Director General of Police, Lakdi-ka-pool, Hyderabad. 4 Sri B.Raja, C/o. Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue any appropriate Writ, order or direction preferable a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 in granting permission for title to the celluloid film, namely, "ATTILI PAPA" as illegal, arbitrary and injurious to the reputation of the girls of Attili Village, Attili Mandal, West Godavari District; and consequently direct the respondents not ot release the film "ATTILI PAPA" scheduled to be released on 7.9.2001 in the said name and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.SOMASEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 18542 of 2001 ORDER: Petitioner seeks to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents not to release the film ‘ATTILI PAPA’, which is scheduled to be released on 07-09-2001. In view of lapse of time, I am of the opinion that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 02-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ANURADHA}