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.6019 of 1999 Between: M/s Srirama Fishermen Co-op Society Ltd. (Regd. No. X.108), Vakalagaruvu Village, Ambajipeta Mandal, East Godavari Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Secretary, Panchayat Raj, and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Eluru , West Godavari Dist. 3 The Mandal Development Officer, Mandal Parishad, Yelamanchali, Mandal, W.G.District. ....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 a writ or any other writ, order or direction one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Ferry Auction sale Notice No. A2/44/99, dt. 5/03/99 issued by the 3rd respondent and published in Eenadu Telugu Daily, Rajahmundry Edition dt. 9/03/99 for collecting tolls at the Ferry noted in the Schedule namely Dodipattla Ferry from 1/04/1999 to 31/03/2000 by way of public auction scheduled to be held on 8/04/1999 as illegal, arbitrary, and against the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Canals and Public Ferries Act, 1890 and the Rules framed thereunder, and further directing the respondents to issue fresh ferry Auction sale Notice strictly as per the provisions of the said act and rules made thereunder for the said purpose. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.GANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the Ferry Auction Sale Notice No.A2/44/99, dated 05.03.1999 issued by the 3rd respondent for collecting Tolls at Dodipatla Ferry from 01.04.1999 to 31.03.2000 by way of public auction scheduled to be held on 08.04.1999 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to issue fresh ferry auction sale notice. 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 Secretary, Panchayat Raj, and Rural Development, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Eluru , West Godavari Dist. 3 The Mandal Development Officer, Mandal Parishad, Yelamanchali, Mandal, W.G.District. 4 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies