IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.18665 of 1997 Between: Bikkina Krishnarjunudu, S/o Veeraiah, R/o Pandalapaka, Rayavaram Mandal, E.G.Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Gram Panchayath, Vedurupaka, Rep by its Executive Officer, Vedurupaka, Rayavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, E.G.Dist., Kakinada. .....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 in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in putting the rights of cutting the green grass or any other rights to public auction during the subsistence of his leasehold rights granted and renewed by the M.R.O., Rayavaram pertaining to the extent of Ac1.25 cts in survey No.800/6 of Vedurupaka village of Rayavaram Mandal of E.G.Dist. as illegal, arbitrary capricious and ultra vires and without jurisdiction apart from being opposed to the principles of natural justice and to consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with his leasehold rights in any manner what so ever including auctioning the rights to cut the green grass during the subsistence of his leasehold rights. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K.SARVA BHOUMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.CH.DHANAMJAYA The Court made the following: ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in conducting auction of the leasehold rights of cutting green grass in an extent of Ac.1.25 cents in Survey No.800/6 of Vedurupaka village, Rayavaram Mandal, East Godavari District during the subsistence of his lease period, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the respondents and conceded by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the lease period of the petitioner for cutting green grass in the extent in question was expired on 28.06.1998, as such, as on today nothing survives in the writ petition for adjudication and the matter has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 15.03.2005 Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Executive Officer, Gram Panchayath, Vedurupaka, Vedurupaka, Rayavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, E.G.Dist., Kakinada. 3 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TML}