IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18698 of 2008 Between: B.Venkateswara Reddy S/o.B.Venkata Reddy R/o.HG.No.40-814-7B, Srinivasa Nagar, Kurnool 518 004. ..... PETITIONER AND The District Public Relations Officer/ Member Convenor of the District Press Accreditation Committee, Information & Public Relations Department, Samachar Bhavan - Collectorate, Kurnool. .....RESPONDENT 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 Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent in not issuing the Press Accreditation Card, despite the management of The Hyderabad Mirror-Daily submitted necessary application dt. 29.5.2008 to the respondent herein recommending for issuance of the Accreditation Card to Petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent herein to issue the Accreditation Card to the Petitioner herein, and to grant such other relief or reliefs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CHILAMKURI HANUMANTHA RAYUDU Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court the made following ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the action of the respondent – District Public Relation Oﬃcer/Member Convenor of the District Press Accreditation Committee in not issuing the Press Accreditation Card to the petitioner despite submission of the application by the employer of the petitioner on 29.5.2008. Today, when the matter is taken up for admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for General Administration produced before this Court a letter dated 30.8.2008 addressed by the employer of the petitioner to the District Collector, Kurnool stating that the petitioner has been removed from the post of Staﬀ Reporter, Kurnool with immediate eﬀect and, therefore, to cancel the accreditation card issued to him. In view of the above, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.2.9.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Public Relations Officer/ Member Convenor of the District Press Accreditation Committee, Information & Public Relations Department, Samachar Bhavan - Collectorate, Kurnool. 2 Two CCs to Govt.Pleader for GAD, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 3 2 CD copies.