IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 372 of 2001 Between: Mirza Quader Baig, S/o. Mirza Mehabub Baig, 32 Years, occ: Business, H.No. 20-3-578/B, Hussainialam, Hyderabad. and authorised person Mr. Ahmed Akramulla Shareef, S/o. Md. Manzoor Shareef, 35 years, occ: Profession, r/o H.No. 20-3-396, Moosabowli, Hussainialam, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Asst. Engineer, Distribution-IX, city-III, A.P. TRANSCO (APSCB) Hussainalam, Hyderabad. 2 The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Dist IX Charminar Sub-Division, City III, APSEB, Charminar, 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 writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the proceedings issued by respondent No.1 vide Lr.No.ADE/DIX/CIII/AEI Hussainialam, section 80 D.NO. 70 dt.10-8-2000 and Assessment notice No. ADE/DTX/DIE/Direct/D.No.396/2000 dt. 18-9-2000 are illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner for grant of new connection to his premises bearing No.20-3-578/B Taramaidan, Hussainialam, Hyderabad. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.N.JWALA The Court made the following: ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 05.07.2005 DR To 1 The Asst. Engineer, Distribution-IX, city-III, A.P. TRANSCO (APSCB) Hussainalam, Hyderabad. 2 The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Dist IX Charminar Sub-Division, City III, APSEB, Charminar, Hyderabad. 3 2 CD copies