THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.2776 OF 2002 Dated: August 25, 2005 Between: G. Kanta Rao, S/o. Subba Rao, aged 34 years, Prop. M/s. New Bhaksra Medicals Brodipet, Guntur, Guntur District. … Petitioner And The Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Medical and Health Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not granting stay in the petition filed along with appeal on 30-01-2001, under sub-rule (2) of rule 85 of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, as arbitrary and illegal. 2. When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, neither there is appearance on behalf of the petitioner, nor there is any representation thereof. Learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that due to lapse of time, the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J August 25, 2005 MRR