IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 1208 of 2002 Between: V. Gangulaiah S/o Late Bojjaiah R/o Vartanapalli, Paderu Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (I.T.D.A.) Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Industrial Project Officer, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 3 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an order, direction or Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the order of the Project Officer, I.T.D.A., Paderu in Rc.No.283/91/A2 dated 7-1-2002 is arbitrary and unlawful and setting aside the same, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.BALAGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : WRIT PETITION NO.1208 OF 2002 O R D E R No representation on behalf of the petitioners. Government Pleader present. This writ petition is filed questioning the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Rc.No.283/91/A2, dated 07.01.2002 cancelling the lease of the Iodized salt factory issued to the petitioner for the grounds mentioned therein. While admitting the writ petition, a learned Judge by the order dated 04.02.2002 in WPMP No.1403 of 2002 suspended the operation of the order impugned in the writ petition. Even according to the case of the petitioner, as seen from para-7 of the affidavit filed in support of the application, the period of lease is for two years from 22.05.1992 and the order impugned is dated 07.01.2002. So, even as per the lease deed, the petitioner has only a balance period of nearly five months till 23.05.2002 and that period had already expired, and so, the writ petition becomes infructuous. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.. No order as to costs. ------------------------------------ JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU 20TH FEBRUARY, 2008 PGS To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU W.P.NO.1208 OF 2002 20th FEBRUARY, 2008