IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.2613 of 1996 Between: 1 Madda Israel S/o. Yacob Agadalalanka, Bhimadole Mandal, West Godavari District. 2 Siringi Yesudas S/o. Israel Agadalalanka, 3 Karuturi Daniel S/o. Devasakayam Agadalalanka, 4 Budimelli Raghavulu S/o. Pothiyya Agadalalanka, 5 Gunupudi David S/o. Prakasam Agadalalanka, 6 Bugara Guravayya S/o. Narasimhulu Agadalalanka, 7 Yandrapati Yeshayya S/o. Yeshayya Agadalalanka, 8 Udarakonda Sitayya S/o.Musalayya Agadalalanka, 9 Bollarapu Yesayya S/o. Ramulu Agadalalanka, 10 Kurama Nageswara Rao S/o. Joji Agadalalanka, ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, West Godavari Dist at Eluru 2 The Deputy Director of Fisheries, Kolleru Development Scheme, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 The Tokalapalli Fishermen Cooperative Society Tokalapalli Village, Nidamarru Mandal, West Godavari District, rep. by its President G. Panduranga Rao. . ....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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not renewing the special licences for Fasali 1405 and for future which are being issued in their favour for the last 15 years to catch fish in the specified water resources situated in the area of operation of Agadala Lanka Village and kept under the control of Kolleru Development Scheme is illegal, arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitutional and direct the respondents 1 and 2 to renew the special licences in favour of the petitioners for the Fasali 1405 (1996-97) and for future and further declare that the proceedings No. L.P. (S-2)1371/95 dated 16-12-1995 of the 1st respondent are illegal, arbitrary and cannot be acted upon. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.Y.V.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for the Respondent No.3: Mr. P. Kesava Rao. The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date:09.11.2004 Nsr To 1 The District Collector, West Godavari Dist at Eluru 2 Deputy Director of Fisheries, Kolleru Development Scheme, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 The President , Tokalapalli Fisherman Cooperative Society Tokalapalli Village, Nidamarru Mandal, West Godavari District, 4 Two CCs to GP for Cooperation, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies.