IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2008 of 1995 Between: 1 Kanchipati Ramu, S/o.Sri Kistamma, R/o.Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Kanchipati Ramu, S/o.Sri Simhachalam, R/o.Papaiahrajupalem, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Gorli Ramu Naidu, S/o.Sri Pedda Ramanna, R/o.Gopalpatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4 Sri Srinivasa Granite Works, Rep.by its Proprietor Sri K.Chandrasekhara Rao, S/o.Sri Ramu, ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority, Rep.by its Vice-Chairman, Visakhapatnam. 3 State of A.P., Rep.by its Secretary to Government, Housing and Municipal Admnistration Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad .....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 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring as illegal and arbitrary the action of the 2nd Respondent in seeking to establish residential/housing colony in land covered by S.Nos.197and198 of Chinnamushidiwad Village, Pendurthi Mandal,Visakhapatnam District and issue consequential direction restraining the respondents from establishing such a residential colony in the said area. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2: SMT.SUMALINI REDDY, STANDING COUNSEL FOR , VISAKHAPATNAM URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT NOs.1&3: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR HOUSING AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following: ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. __________ 26.11.2004 bsv ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Vice-Chairman, Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authoritym,Visakhapatnam. 3 The Secretary to Government, Housing and Municipal Admnistration Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad 4. Two C.Cs to the Government Pleader for Muncipal Administration (OUT) 5. Two C.D copies