IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 20697 of 2008 Between: Mohd. Ghouse S/o. Late Meera Shariff R/o. D.No. 15-78, Vidyanagar, Gavaravaram, Eluru, West District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Andhra Bank, a Government of India, Undertaking, rep. by its Zonal Manager, Eluru, WEst Godavari District. 2 Authorised Officer and Chief Manager, Andhra Bank, Zonal Office, KKS Complex, R.R.Peta, Eluru, W.G.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 will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, direct the respondents not to open the tenders or take any action pursuant to the Sale Tender Notice, dated 22.08.2008, published by the 2nd respondent in THE HINDU, dated 24.8.2008, before petitioner's application for financial full settlement is finalized with regard to the sale of his House bearing D.No. 15-78, Vidyanagar, Gavaravaram, Eluru, West Godavari, by giving due opportunity to the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SIVANANDA KUMAR Counsel for Respondent No.1: DR.K.LAKSHMI NARASIMHA (SC FOR ANDHRA BANK) The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per GM, J) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J Date:25.06.2009 sj