IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 25939 of 1997 Between: Devarapalli China Mastan Reddy, S/o. Rami Reddy, R/o. Merikapudi Village, PhirangiPuram Mandal, Guntur Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Near Collectorate, Guntur. 2 The Sarpanch, Merikapudi Gram Panchayat, Phirangipuram Mandal, Guntur Dist. 3 The Executive officer-Cum-Village Development officer, Merikapudi Gram Panchayat, Phitangipuram mandal, Guntur District. .....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 a Writ or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the auction notice dated 30.09.1997 to auction the right to catch fish for the years 1997-98 in the Voora Cheruvu, Merikapudi Village, Phirangipuram Mandal, Guntur District, as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the resolution dated 25.3.97 of the Merikapudi Gram Panchayat. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.P.KESAVA RAO Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader submits that by lapse of time, nothing survives for adjudication and the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 25.3.2005 DA/SVV To 1 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Near Collectorate, Guntur. 2 The Sarpanch, Merikapudi Gram Panchayat, Phirangipuram Mandal, Guntur Dist. 3 The Executive officer-Cum-Village Development officer, Merikapudi Gram Panchayat, Phitangipuram mandal, Guntur District. 4 Two CCs to the G.P.for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.