IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OFANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WRIT PETITION No.26143 of 2001 Between: Afshan Nisar ……PETITIONER(S) a n d Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, General Administration, Secretariat Bldgs., Hyderabad. ……RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.26143 of 2001 ORDER: Heard Sri L.Ravichander, learned counsel for the petitioner. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner is questioning the constitutional validity of G.O.Ms.No.636, General Administration (Accommodation-A), dated 29.12.1983 earlier issued under the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960 (for short – ‘the Act’), fixing the rent limits for buildings and prescribing other criteria for buildings to be covered by the Act. The said G.O.Ms.No.636 is no longer in force and it is superseded by the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control (Amendment) Act, 2005. In the circumstances nothing remains in this Writ Petition to adjudicate about the above mentioned G.O.Ms.No.636. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed as no further orders are necessary in this matter. No costs. It shall however be open for the petitioner to challenge the vires of Section 32 or any other provisions in the Act, if he is advised to do so. ______________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J 26th November 2010 CVRK