IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No: 22806 of 1999 BETWEEN: The Chodavaram Co-operative Sugar Factory Sramika Sangham, Rep by its General Secretary K.Seetharama Raju, Govada. ... PETITIONER AND The Chodavaram Co-operative Sugars Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, Chodavaram. ...RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to pay exgratia/customary bonus for the year 1997-1998 together with interest at 18% p.a. and continue to pay the same for all subsequent years within a reasonable time and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent: MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to pay ex-gratia to the members of the petitioner – union. 2. At the hearing, there is no representation for the parties. 3. A perusal of the proceeding sheet shows that in WPMP.No.28587 of 1999 this Court directed the respondent to pay ex-gratia amount to the members of the petitioner – union for the year 1997-98 from out of the funds allocated for the specific purpose by the Chodavaram Cooperative Sugars Limited. Since the relief claimed in the writ petition had already been granted in the form of the above mentioned interim order, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J December 23, 2008 DSK