IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.12680 of 2000 Between: M/s Chillakallu Fishermen Co-operative Society Ltd., Rep. by its President Mr. V. Venkateswarlu, (A Society Registered under AP Co-op. Societies Act 1964), Regd. No.E-152, Chillakallu, Jaggayapet Mandal, Krishna District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Chillakallu Gram Panchayat Rep. by its Special Officer O/o Chillakollu, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District. 2 The Divisional Panchayat Officer Department of Panchayat Raj Vijayawada, Krishna District 3 The District Collector Machilipatnam, Krishna District 4 The State of A.P., rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad ....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 direct the respondents herein to grant the lease hold rights to the petitioner society in respect of the minor irrigation tank available in the operational area of the petitioner Society, Chillakallu Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District in pursuance of G.O. Ms. No. 343, Panchayat Raj Department, dt. 10/4/1978 by fixing the upset price based on the orders issued by the Government from time to time and to grant such other relief or reliefs as the petitioner is found entitled to in law by issuance of a Writ more particularly one in the Nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.RAMESH BABU (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.SRINIVAS DAMMALAPATI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4: GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to direct the respondents herein to grant the lease hold rights of fishing to the petitioner-Society in respect of the minor irrigation tank available in its operational area in Chillakallu Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District for the period from 01.07.2000 to 30.06.2004. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Special Officer, Chillakallu Gram Panchayat O/o Chillakollu, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District. 2 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Department of Panchayat Raj Vijayawada, Krishna District 3 The District Collector Machilipatnam, Krishna District 4 The Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj & Rural Development State of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad 5 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KMR}