IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.19607 of 2000 Between: Poolla Sambasiva Rao, S/o.Venkata Raju, 65 years, Hindu, Advocate, 37-60, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh represented by Home Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. 2 State of Andhra Pradesh Represented by Principal Secretary (Home) Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Union Government of India Represented by the Principal Secretary (Home), New Delhi. .....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 any appropriate order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.485 Home (Courts-B) Department dated 29-3-1974 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the fundamental rights of the accused persons of the Scheduled area and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri P.A.K.KISHORE Counsel for the Respondents : The Advocate General The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) In view of the fact that instructions have already been issued vide G.O.Ms.No.No.33 dated 11-03-2004 and G.O.Ms.No.41 dated 25-03-2004 directing all the District Collectors to make necessary arrangements to transfer all the criminal cases pending before the Executive Magistrates in the Agency areas to the respective Judicial Magistrates of First Class, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous, and is disposed of as such. ________________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J 01-10-2004 bsc To 1 The Home Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh Government of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary (Home) Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Principal Secretary (Home), Union Government of India New Delhi. 4. 2 CCs to learned Advocate General, High Court buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5. 2 C.D. copies