IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7977 of 1995 Between: D.K. Agarwal, S/o. Late Laxman Lalji, Aged 46 years, Occu: Proprietor, Adarsh Industries, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Food Corporation of India, rep., by Senior Regional Manager, New Delhi. 2. The Senior Regional Manager, Food Corporation of India, HACA Bhavan, Hyderabad. 3. M/s. Tirupathi Kandasari Sagar Factory, 101, Business Towers, Tilak Road, Hyderabad, rep., by its Manager, Sri L.P. Gupta. ...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 a writ or order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in calling for the tenders for sweeping sugar on as is where is basis which was covered by earlier tender called for in the month of May, 1994 as illegal, unconstitutional, arbitrary and opposited to known principles of law and equity. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.VENKATESWARA RAO (not present) Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: MR.B.ANJANEYULU The Court made the following: ORDER: The dispute in the present writ petition relates to tenders for sweeping sugar in the respondent Food Corporation of India. When the matter is taken up, none appeared for petitioner nor any representation made on his behalf. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J.) 29-09-2004 es/tvk ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. Senior Regional Manager, Food Corporation of India, New Delhi. 2. The Senior Regional Manager, Food Corporation of India, HACA Bhavan, Hyderabad. 3. The Manager, M/s. Tirupathi Kandasari Sagar Factory, 101, Business Towers, Tilak Road, Hyderabad, 4. 2 CD copies