IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.17 of 1996 Between: Dr.J.Sreeramreddy, S/o. Balakrishna Reddy, R/o. H.No. 3-6-770/2, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Returning Officer, Medical Council of India, Elections, Room No. 86, Directorate of Medical and Health Sevices, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad. (Case against R1 Dismissed for default as per court order dt.22.3.2000) 2 The Registrar, A.P.Medical Council, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad. 3 Medical Council of India, Rep., by its Secretary, New Delhi. ....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 Mandamus, directing the respondents to complete the poll process for election to the office of Member, Medical Council of India from the State of A.P., pursuant to poll notification dt. 27.7.1995 as subsequently amended from time to time (a) after taking all necessary steps for despatch of voting papers to all eligible members to the correct addresses as available with the first respondent as on 26.12.95 without disclosing the registration number of the Member, (b) revise the last date for receipt of voting papers registered post or in person duly taking into account the possible postal delays on account of Christmas and New Year Day and Pongal occasions (c) preserve the separated inner covers containing voting papers, in safe custody upto the commencement of scrutiny and counting after putting the seal in the presence of the candidates/authorised representatives who ever are present for the purpose of opening the same at the time of scrutiny and counting in the presence of candidates/authorised representatives present. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.S.K.V.RAMANAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: MR. METTA CHANDRASEKHARA RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in this writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date: 03.11.2004 Nsr To 1 The Returning Officer, Medical Council of India, Elections, Room No. 86, Directorate of Medical and Health Sevices, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar, A.P.Medical Council, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, Medical Council of India, New Delhi. 4 Two CD copies.