IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 26091 of 2003 Between: Ch.Gowrishankar S/o. Bhaskar Rao R/o. plot No.820, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-72 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Housing Dept Secretariat Building, Hyderabad 2 A.P.Housing Board, rep.by its Chief Engineer, Gruhakalpa Building, M.J.Road,Hyderabad 3 Engineer-in-Chief,Irrigation & command Area Development Jalasoudha building, Erra Manzil,Hyderabad .....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 writ, order or direction one particularly in the nature of Mandamus in declaring the action of the respondent No.3 is not renewing the registration of the petitioner as class-I contractor in pursuance of his application dated 09-12-2003 is arbitrary, illegal and principles of nature of justice and violative of his constitutional rights and direct the Respondent No.3 to consider the application and renew the petitioner as class-I contractor. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.SOMESWARA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.J.PRABHAKAR FOR R2 GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. FOR R3 &R2 The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri K.Someswar Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _______________ 21.3.2005 kpr To 1. The Secretary to Government, Housing Department, Govt. of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Chief Engineer, A.P.Housing Board, Gruhakalpa Building, M.J.Road, Hyderabad. 3. Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation & Command Area Development, Jalasoudha Building, Erra Manzil, Hyderabad. 4. 2 copies to the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation & CAD, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 5. 2 C.D. copies