IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18845 of 1995 Between: 1 Chekuri Satyanarayana, S/o.Narayana Moorthy R/o. Kruthivennu, Kruthivennu Mandal, Krishna District. 2 Chekuri Venkata Rao, S/o. Satyanarayana, R/o.Kruthivennu, Kruthivennu Mandal , KrishnaDistrict. 3 Chekuri Anjaneyulu, S/o.Satyaarayana, R/o.Kruthivennu, Kruthivennu Mandal, Krishna District. 4 Chekuri Nageswara Rao, S/o. Satyanarayana, R/o.Kruthivennu, Kruthivennu Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bandar, Krishna District. 2 Bollampalli Satyanarayana, S/o.Late Satyanarayana Murthy, Cultivation, r/o.Kruthivennu, Kruthivennu Mandal, Krishna District. 3 Puppala Narasimha Rao, S/o.Veera Raghavayya, R/o.Neelipudi, Kruthivennu Mandal, Krishna District. (Petition against respondents 1 and 3 is dismissed for default vide this Court’s order dated 21-6-2001). .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st Respondent not to grant/renew/transfer the licence of 'Sri Tirumaleswara Touring Talkies, Kruthivennu' in favour of respondents 2 or 3 herein without conducting any enquiry as contemplated under Section 12 read with Rule 11 of A.P., Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955 and A.P., Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1970. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. P.R.PRASAD Counsel for Respondent No.1: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR HOME Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR. V.V.PRABHAKARA RAO The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ (N.V.RAMANA, J) Dated: 7th September, 2004. Ksr/Ak* ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bandar, Krishna District. 2.Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 3.Two CD copies.