IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 12142 of 2005 Between: Mohd Akbar Chisty S/o.Mohd Humayun, R/o.16-8-518/19, Kaladera Colony Sahifa, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Pass Port Officer Passport Office, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 pass appropriate directions, order or issue appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus holding the action of the respondents as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to return the pass port of the petitioner with ECNR in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner : MS.RAISSA BEGUM Counsel for the Respondent: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court at the admission stage made the following : ORDER: Aggrieved that the respondent has withheld the return of the passbook to the petitioner, which was submitted to the respondent for ECNR stamping on 19.07.2004, the writ petition is filed. It is represented by the learned Assistant Solicitor General that the passbook has now been dispatched to the petitioner after granting ECNR facilities and that the dispatch has been effected on 11.07.2005. In the light of this statement, a copy of the proceedings whereof has also been communicated to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that no further proceedings need be pursued in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated:11.07.2005 GJ To 1. The Regional Pass Port Officer Passport Office, Secunderabad. 2. Two C.Cs. to the Assistant Solicitor General, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) 3. Two C.D. copies.s