IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 33436 of 1997 Between: B.Venugopal Reddy, S/o. Venkataramana Reddy. R/o. Vavilla Village, Vidarakur Mandal, Nellore. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Irrigation, Nellore. 2 The Election Officer, Election Officer, Eastern Channel Water Distributory Committee, Nellore District cum Mandal Pradesh Development Officer, Muthukur Mandal, Nellore. .....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 Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in conducting elections to Eastern Channel Water Distributory Committee, Nellore District, without conducting elections to Chowkacherla Water Users Association, Nellore District as illegal, arbitrary and against to the principles of natural justice by directing the respondents not to conduct elections to Eastern Channel Water Distributory Committee Nellore District on 16/12/1997 or any other date without conducting elections to Chowkacherla Water Users Association, Nellore District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.RAM MOORTHY REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR IRRIGATION The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in conducting elections to Eastern Channel Water Distributory Committee, Nellore District, without conducting elections to Chowkacherla Water Users Association, Nellore District, as illegal and arbitrary. The matter in this writ petition relates to conduct of elections. When the case is taken up for hearing, none appeared on behalf of the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Irrigation appearing for the respondents submitted that due to efflux of time the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________ 06.04.2005 dr/tvk Copy to 1 The District Collector, Irrigation, Nellore. 2 The Election Officer, Election Officer, Eastern Channel Water Distributory Committee, Nellore District cum Mandal Pradesh Development Officer, Muthukur Mandal, Nellore. 3 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Irrigation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4 2 CD copies.