IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 14890 of 2003 BETWEEN: Jakkala Yella Reddy S/o Subbi Reddy, Convict No. 1518, Central Prison, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home (Prisons B-2) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Central Prison, Rep. by its Superintendent, Cuddapah, Cuddapah 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the writ petitioner by name Jakka Yella Reddy Convict No. 1518, pursuant to the guide lines in G.O.Ms.No. 17 Home (Prisons B-III) Department dated 17-1-2003 in spite of there being no prohibition in the said guide lines for his release as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 21 of the Constitution of India and it is further consequentially prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the 1st Respondent to forthwith take steps for release the Writ Petition and pass such other order or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.R.SANKU & KAVITI MURLI KRISNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Mr. K. Neelakanteswara Rao, learned counsel representing Mr. S.R. Sanku, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous and there survives no cause to be adjudicated. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 23, 2008 DSK