IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14099 of 1997 Between: Vinukonda Fishermen Co-Op. Society Ltd. Rep.by Person-in-Charge Committee Chairman Mr.T.Narasimham Vinukonda Village and Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Guntur. 2 Asst.Director of Fisheries, Guntur. 3 Divisional Panchayat Officer, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 4 Grampanchayat, at Mukkillapadu, Nuzendla Mandal, Guntur District. 5 Shaik Mastan, S/o.Masthan, R/o. Kothapeta, Vinukonda Village & Mandal, Guntur District. (R-5 dismissed for default as per Court order dt 22-9-2004) .....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 declare that respondent Nos.3,4 and 5 have no jurisdiction, power and authority to lease out the fishery rights in Mukkalapadu tank in any manner while holding the lease granted in favour of petitioner's society by the 1st respondent in its Proceedings No. 726/B/96, dt. 8.8.96 is in according with law by issuing a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction, as this Hon.ble court may deem fit. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CH.RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR FISHERIES The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survives and the matter has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Dated 09th March, 2005. Tvk To 1 The District Collector, Guntur. 2 The Assistant Director of Fisheries, Guntur. 3 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 4) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KMR}