IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 15865 of 2000 Between: M. Gopala Krishnamurthy, Son of late Satyanarayana, Aged about 35 years, Editor-in-chief, Public Demand, Telugu Weekly, Thummalapalem, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The General Manager, District Telecom, Vijaywada, Krishna District. 2. The Chief Accounts Officer (TR), Office of the General Manager, Telecom District, Vijayawada, Krishna 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent-authorities in not referring the matter to the Arbitrator, in respect of Telephone No.881185, M.G.K.Murthy, Editor-in- Chief, Public Demand, Tummalapalem, Ibrahimpatnam Exchange, Vijayawada as illegal, arbitrary, capricious, mala fide and further direct the respondent authorities to refer the matter to the Arbitrator, forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SYED SHAREEF AHMED Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: MR.P.PHALGUNA RAO, Additional Standing Counsel for Central Government The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri Syed Shareef Ahmed, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. _____________ October 7, 2004. V.V.S. RAO, J YS To 1. The General Manager, District Telecom, Vijaywada, Krishna District. 2. The Chief Accounts Officer (TR), Office of the General Manager, Telecom District, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3. 2CD copies