IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.553 OF 2007 Between: M.A.Haseeb Khan and others. … Petitioner And Union of India, reptd., by its Secretary, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, (Department of Sugar and Edible Oils), Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-1 and four others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri P.Udaya Bhaskara Rao. Counsel for the respondents: None for R.1. GP for Agriculture for R.2&R.3. Sri K.S.Murthy for R.4. Sri V.S.R.Anjaneyulu for R.5. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondents 2 and 3 in not taking steps for implementation of orders, dated 27-12-2006, of respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, it is submitted by Sri V.S.R.Anjaneyulu, leaned counsel for the impleaded respondent i.e., respondent No.5, that the order of respondent No.2, in respect of which the Writ Petition is filed, has ceased to exist with the expiry of 2006- 07 crushing season; and that, therefore, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. Sri P. Uday Bhaskar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that de hors the above mentioned order of respondent No.2, the petitioners are interested in supplying sugar cane to respondent No.4. In my opinion, the scope of this Writ Petition is limited to implementation of order, dated 27-12-2006, of respondent No.2, which is specifically confined to the crushing season of 2006-07. Having regard to the fact that the said crushing season has expired, no cause survives for adjudication in this Writ Petition. However, the petitioners shall be free to avail their remedies if fresh cause of action, for the period subsequent to the filing of the Writ Petition, has arisen. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.680 of 2007 and WVMP No.243 of 2007 are disposed of as infructuous. -------------------------------- ---- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:16-6-2010 MNR