IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8936 of 2004 Between: Prajasakti Telugu Daily (A.Divison of Prajasakti Sahitee Samsta) 1-1-298/A, Street No.1, Ashok Nagar Hyderabad-5000 20, rep. by its Editor V.Srinivasa Rao ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Chief Electoral Officer (Assembly & Lok Sabha Elections-2004) Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector/Returning Officer Assembly & Lok Sabha Elections-2004 Guntur, Guntur 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, order direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Mandamus" directing the respondents more particularly 2nd respondent to issue Election Passes to the Reporters of the Petitioner Daily News Paper at 12 constituencies viz., Prattipadu, Chilakaluripiet, Tadikonda, Mangalagiri, Pedakurapadu, Guntur-1, Guntur-2, Bapatla, Vemuru, Kuchanapudi, Duggirala and Ponnur in Guntur District by declaring the impugned action of the 2nd respondent is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 19(1) (a) and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.SATYA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : MR.C.P.SARATHY Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR G.A.D. The Court made the following Oral Order: (per Sri Devinder Gupta, CJ) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of as such. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ Date: 25th January, 2005 _______________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY,J pnb To 1 The Chief Electoral Officer (Assembly & Lok Sabha Elections-2004), Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector/Returning Officer Assembly & Lok Sabha Elections-2004, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for G.A.D., High Court Buildings, Hyderbad. (OUT) 4 Two C.D. copies