IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 25837 of 2000 Between: ..... PETITIONER AND .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.Y.JAGAN MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.25837 OF 2000 ORDER: The Government, vide G.O.Rt.No.1732 dated 18.09.2000, referred the dispute with regards lock-out/ closure of M/s.Hicel Pharma Limited for adjudication by the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-II, Hyderabad. Consequently, by order in G.O.Rt.No.1733, dated 18.09.2000, the Government, in exercise of its powers under Section 10 (3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, prohibited further continuance of cessation of manufacturing activities (Lockout) with immediate effect. This Court, by order dated 26.12.2000, granted interim suspension of G.O.Rt.No.1733 dated 18.09.2000. Sri V. Hari Haran, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submits that subsequent thereto an Award was passed by the Industrial Tribunal upholding the lockout/closure by the petitioner herein and that, consequently, the prohibition under G.O.Rt.No.1733 dated 18.09.2000 would also be of no consequence. Learned Counsel would submit that in view of the interim order passed earlier, no further orders are necessary in the Writ Petition. In view of the facts stated above, and since more than eight years have since elapsed, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive and the Writ Petition is liable to be dismissed as infructuous. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. ____________ 28-08-2008 GS