IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.1102 of 2002 Between: A.P. Arya Vysya Officials & Professionals Association Rep. by its President, V. Ramakrishna Opp. Meera Talkies, Lakdikapool Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secdretary to Govt. A.P. Department of Home Secretariat Hyderabad 2 The Secretary to Govt. A.P. Department of Printing & Stationery Secretariat Hyderabad 3 The Secretary to Govt. A.P. Department of Information and Public Relations Secretariat Hyderabad 4 The Superintendent of Police West Godavari District Andhra Pradesh 5 The Manikanta Publications Book Sellers and Publishers Manisapeta Tenali- 2 Guntur District 6 Sri Sri Sri Mavulamma Mahjastyavam Utsav Committee Mavulamma Devasthanam Bhimavaram West Godavari District .....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 a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring Bhaktha Chintamani play written by kanukuri Narayana Rao as defamatory insulting the Arya Vysya Community andconsequently direct the respondents 1 to 5 prohibit or ban publication and exhibition of Bhakta Chintamani play written by Late Kallukuri Narayana Rao of Manikanta Publications Tenali – 2. Counsel for the Petitioner:MRA.SAMIR KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.1102 of 2002 ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said statement, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 02-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ESWAR}