IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 4550 of 2007 Between: Kokku Vasantha D/o Balasubrahmanyam Setty R/o Old No. 6, New No. 142, Rasappachetty Street, Park Town Chennai ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh Department of Revenue (Land Acquisition) Rep by District Collector, Nellore District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Nellore. .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate Writ, order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the Draft Notification bearing Rc. B1/4994/2006 dated 08-01-2007 under Sec. 6 of Land Acquisition Act 1894 issued by the 1st respondent delegating his powers under Section 3 and 7 of Land acquisition Act to the 2nd respondent in acquiring the agricultural land of the petitioner for the use of non agricultural purpose as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of mandatory provisions of Land acquisition act and consequently set- aside the said notification and pass such other orders as may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking the following substantive relief. “to issue an appropriate Writ, order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the Draft Notification bearing Rc. B1/4994/2006 dated 08-01-2007 under Sec. 6 of Land Acquisition Act 1894 issued by the 1st respondent delegating his powers under Section 3 and 7 of Land acquisition Act to the 2nd respondent in acquiring the agricultural land of the petitioner for the use of non agricultural purpose as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of mandatory provisions of Land acquisition act and consequently set-aside the said notification”. This court while admitting the writ petition, granted interim stay of the notification on 15.3.2007. Today, when the writ petition is taken up, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition submitted that subsequent to filing of this writ petition, the impugned notification has been withdrawn. Since the impugned notification itself is withdrawn by the respondents, no further orders need be passed in this writ petition and it is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.8.6.2009 msv