IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.3484 of 2000 Between: D. Jawaharlal, S/o. Narayana Rao, R/o. Gongallamudi Village, Nandivada Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND Veleru Gram Panchayat, Rep by its Sarpanch, Veleru Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District. .....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 issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ and direct the respondent to act in accordance with law and forbear from interfering with the right of the petitioner to take fish from Lingam Cheruvu (Vura Cheruvu) of Gongallamudi Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District, as per the resolution of the respondent Gram Panchayat dated 21-12-1999. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus forbearing the respondent from interfering with the right of the petitioner to take fish from Lingam Cheruvu (Vura Cheruvu) of Gongallamudi village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that the period of lease granted to the petitioner was already expired by 30.06.2000, and therefore, by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Sarpanch, Veleru Gram Panchayat, Veleru Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District. 2 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 3 2 CD copies