IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 1673 of 2003 Between: Ulli Venkatanarayana S/o Late Thimmanna Gowraiah Cehnukottalu, B.K. Samudram Village and Mandal. ..... PETITIONER AND The Station House Officer, Bukkarayasamudram Police Station, Anantapur District. .....RESPONDENT 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 a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seizing the stock of 125 bags of rice, each 75 kilo grams, from the petitioner as illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary and contrary to law and further direct the respondent herein to release the stock of the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.G.KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri K. Mahadeva, representing Sri K.G. Krishna Moorthy, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause of action in this writ petition does not survive, and the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording his submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _____________________ V.V.S. RAO, J. 8th July, 2005 Js To 1 The Station House Officer, Bukkarayasamudram Police Station, Anantapur District. 2 Two CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 2 CD copies.