IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 15971 of 2003 BETWEEN: M. Chandraiah S/o late M. Sayanna Managing Partner, Sri Shivam Theatre behind Annapurna Shopping Complex, Hyderbad R/o D. No. 2-2-18/16/1, Durgabai Deshmuk Colony, Bagh Amberpet, Hyderabad ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, 1-8-323, Paigah Palace Police Lines, Rasoolpura Secunderabad. 2 The Competent Authority the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, 1-8-323, Paigah Palace Police Lines, Rasoolpura Secunderabad. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Principal Secretary, Home Department Secretariat, Hyderabad 4 The Joint Collector (Licensing Authority A.P. Cinema Regulation Act, RR 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 of Certiorari, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, calling for the records of the impugned orders dated 25-7-2003 vide letter No. 3459/P3/HUDA/2002 of the 1st & 2nd respondents and quash the same by the declaring the same as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.B.MAHENDER REDDY GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the subsequent events that have taken place and in view of filing of WP.No.12687 of 2004, which is pending before this Court, the subject matter of this writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous and the interim suspension granted earlier stands vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J July 18, 2008 DSK