IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 557 of 1998 Between: P.Nageswara Rao, S/o. Venkataramaiah, R/o. 11-3-11, Telephone Exchange Road, Nidadavolu, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Railway Manager, Commercial, Vijayawada. 2 The Chief Commercial Manager, (Catering) Railway Station, Nidadavolu, West Godavari District. 3 The Chief Commercial Inspector, Catering, Vijayawada (North), Vijayawada. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus to the respondents not to evict the petitioner from the Refreshment Stall at Nidadavolu Railway Station without passing orders on the Application for Renewal of the Licence infavour of the petitioner and issue a direction to the respondents that the petitioner shall not be dispossessed unless due process of law is followed for inviting tender Applications in case the petitioner's Renewal of Licence is rejected. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.MADDUKURI SUBBA RAO Counsel for Respondents : Mr.GOURI SHANKAR SANGHI The Court made the following : ORDER: The writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents not to evict the petitioner from the Refreshment Stall at Nidadavolu Railway Station without passing orders on the Application for Renewal of the Licence in favour of the petitioner. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents. It is stated in para 4 of the counter affidavit filed by the respondents that the competent authority had renewed the licence of the petitioner for a further period of five years from 1.1.2003 to 31.12.2007 at a licence fee of Rs.2,20,000/- per annum and the same was informed to the petitioner vide letter dated 17.6.2004. In view of the same, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition and it is accordingly closed. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 19.4.2005 DA/SVV To 1 The Divisional Railway Manager, Commercial, Vijayawada. 2 The Chief Commercial Manager, (Catering) Railway Station, Nidadavolu, West Godavari District. 3 The Chief Commercial Inspector, Catering, Vijayawada (North), Vijayawada. 4 Two CD copies.