IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2946 of 2002 Between: 1 Andhra Pradesh Sugarcane Growers Association, rep.by its President, M.Narayan Reddy, 101, IRIS Apts., Somajiguda, Hyderabad 2 Nizamabad District Sugarcane Growers Association Bodhan (Regd.No.152) rep.by its President, Sri.K.Hanmanth Rao 3 Nizam Sugar Factory Cane Growers Association, Mombojipally, Medak Mandal and District (Regd.No.3035) rep.by its President S.Laxma Reddy ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep.by its Principal Secretary Industries Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary,(Implementation Secretary), Public Enterprises Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 The Nizam Sugars Limited rep.by its Managing Director Shakar Bhavan, Fathe Maidan Hyderabad .....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 issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate order or direction and direct the respondents 1 and 3 to reconsider the issue of rehabilitation of the FOUR (4) units of Nizam Sugars Ltd., i.e., (1)N.S.L.Shakarnagar Sugar Mill (2).N.S.L.Shakarnagar Distillery, (3)N.S.L.Metpalli Sugar Mill and (4)N.S.L.Mombojipalli Sugar Mill and forbear from selling away the said Units without appropriate consideratio0n amount and further direct the respondents 1 and 3 to continue to manage M/s Nizam Sugars Ltd., for the benefit of the Cane Growers situated in the concerned Districts and the workers of the Factory and grant such other relief as it deems fit and proper Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: G.P. for Industries Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MR.N.VASUDEVA REDDY The Court made the following Oral Order: (per Sri Devinder Gupta,CJ) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that by passage of time, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of as such. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ Date: 6th December, 2004 ________________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY, J Pnb To 1 The Principal Secretary, Industries Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Principal Secretary,(Implementation Secretary), Public Enterprises Dept., Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Managing Director, Nizam Sugars Limited, Shakar Bhavan, Fathe Maidan, Hyderabad. 4 Two C.Cs. to Government Pleader for Industries, High Court Building, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies