IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 24872 of 1998 Between: 1 Cheena Appa Rao S/o Sathiyya D.No.20-99-53, Jahoor Thota, Visakhapatnam 530001 2 Mailipalli Dasu S/o Mailipalli Danayya D.No.20-107-15 Vedapatasala,Chettalavari Veedhi Visakhapatnam 530001 3 Mailipalli Duga Rao S/o Mailipalli Durgayya D.No.20-127-6 Chengalraopeta, Visakhapatnam 530001 4 Seeram Ramu S/o Seeram Appanna D.No.23-9-26 Soldaivpeta,Near Gandhi Statue, Visakhapatnam 530001 5 Vasupalli Sathiyya S/o Vasupalli Ramaswamy D.No.16-4-11/5, Kalaripeta, Visakhapatnam 530001 6 Mailipalli Lakshmana Rao S/o M.Ramaswamy D.No.20-127-3 Chengalaraopeta, Visakhapatnam-1 7 Mailipalli Appanna S/o Malipalli Appanna D.No.20-127-9 Chengalaraopeta, Visakhapatnam-1 8 Surapu Lakshmana Rao S/o Surapu Pentayya D.No.19-14-6 Ranreji Veedhi, Visakhapatnam-1 9 Mailipalli Lakshmayya S/o M.Ramaswamy D.No.20-1127-13, Chengalaraopeta, Visakhapatnam-1 10 Illa Venu S/o Illa Satyanarayana Murthy, D.No.20-22-18 Jalaripeta,Opp;Gandhi Satue, Visakhapatnam-1 11 Kari Ramu S/o Kari Gunneyya D.No.14 Yethapeta, Visakhapatnam-1 12 Mailipalli Ramu S/o Rajaswamy Kotha Agraharam Yethapeta, Visakhapatnam-1 13 Ismulla Kham, S/o. Ismulla Shalam Khan Aaknithi Apartments, Balaji Nagar, Visakhapatnam-530 003. 14 Mailipalli Suri Babu S/o Mailipalli Lakshmayya Door No.16-4-9/1, Rethiveedhi Visakhapatnam-1 15 V.Atchuta Rao S/o V.Sanyasi Door No.20-99-81, Jahoorthota, Visakhapatnam-1 ... PETITIONERS AND The Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Navel Base Post, Visakhapatnam-14. ...RESPONDENT 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, in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order, directing the respondent to continue the supplies of H.S.D.and other petroleum products through Matsya Marines, Retail Out-Let of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Fishing Harbour, Visakhpatnam, to the petitioners herein without any interruption. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.KAMLAKAR Counsel for the Respondent: MR. A. RAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) The Court made the following: ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J March 2, 2005 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1. The Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Navel Base Post, Visakhapatnam-14. 2. Two C.D. Copies.