IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.14404 of 2005 Between: R.Hanumantha Rao …Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh rep. By its Principal Secretary to Government Industries and Commerce Department and Three others …Respondents. Counsel for the petitioner: Sri P.S.Rajasekhar Counsel for the respondents: G.P. for Panchayat Raj The Court made the following O R D E R: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition itself is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the representations submitted by the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and for a consequential direction to the respondents to take appropriate measures to compensate the loss and hardship caused to the petitioner due to the closure of road traffic of Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage road between 05-03-2005 and 05-05-2005 At the hearing, Sri P.S.Rajasekhar, learned counsel representing the petitioner, submitted that in pursuance of the interim directions granted by this Court, respondent No.1 accepted the proposals sent by the District Panchayat Officer, East Godavari District and accorded permission for sanction of refund of proportionate lease amount to the petitioner. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj placed a copy of the said proceedings dated 15-10-2005 before the Court. In view of the same, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of as infructuous. It is, however, observed that if payment to the petitioner is not made in terms of the above mentioned proceedings, he shall be free to avail his remedies. As a sequel to disposal of main petition as infructuous, WPMP No.24805 of 2005 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dated 20th June, 2008 vrn