IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9276 of 2009 Between: ITC Limited, having its Registered office at "Virginia House 37 jawaharlal Nehru Road Kolkata-700 071 with the Divisional Division Situated at 106, S.P Road, Secunderabad, and one of its manufacturing units located at Sarapaka-507 128, Khammam District,Reptd. by its Executive Vice President (Manufacturing), Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Andhra Pradesh Lok Ayukta Reptd. by its Registrar, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad-500 063. 2 The District Collector, Khammam District, Khammam. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palvancha, Khammam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Burgampahad, Burgampahad Mandal, Khammam District. 5 Mr. R. Krishn Rao, B.Sc., the Then Tahsildar, Burgampahad Burgampahad Mandal Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 (a) to issue a Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Prohibition restraining the Respondent No.1, viz., The Andhra Pradesh Lok Ayukta, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad - 500 063 from proceeding further with Complaing No.349/2006/B1; (b) declare that the above impugned proceedings are totally without jurisdiction; by the issuance of Writ of Mandamus; (c) consequently quash the said proceedings pending on the file of the Respondent No.1 i.e., The Andhra Pradesh Lok Ayukta, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad - 500 063; Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.R.SRIDHARAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9276 of 2009 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of order, dated 08-07-2009, passed by the Lokayukta closing the complaint, no orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J _____________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J Dated: 30-07-2009 Prv