IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY THE EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 20919 OF 1998 Between: Kothakonda Lingam, s/o Mallaiah, H.No. 1-8-118, Kalanguda Secunderabad. …. Petitioner V/s. The Government of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Principal Secretary (Revenue) Secretariat, Hyderabad & 4-Ors. …. Respondents Counsel for the Appellant: M/s. M.V. Durga Prasad Counsel for the Respondents: GOVT. FOR REVENUE THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT APPEAL No. 20919 OF 1998 J U D G M E N T : (Per the Hon'ble Smt. Justice T. Meenakumari) The writ petition is filed seeking mandamus to declare the AP Act No.19 of 1994 as ultra virus, null and void being violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 31-A of the Constitution of India and further to declare the Proceedings No. J/320/97, J/4/Inams/97, dated 14-5-1998 issued by the Respondent No.5, as illegal and without jurisdiction and accordingly to set aside the same and to pass such other suitable orders as this court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 2. When the matter is listed today, the learned counsel for the writ petitioner filed a memo stating that there are no instructions from the writ petitioner in this writ petition and the letters dated 17-2-2009 and 26-1-2010 addressed to the writ petitioner’s address furnished by him were returned unserved. Hence, the learned counsel is unable to prosecute the matter and requested to revoke the vakalath filed by him and to pass appropriate orders. 3. Recording the memo filed by the learned counsel for the writ petitioner, the matter is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. __________________________ JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI ________________________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR 08-02-2010. I s L THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 20919 OF 1998 Judgment of the Division Bench delivered by the Hon'ble Smt. Justice T. Meenakumari) Circulation Entry No. 157 Date: 08-02-2010 COMPUTER No. 43 Court Master: I s L