IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 7537 of 1997 Between: G.Kadirappa S/o Bommanna Lakshmi Narayana Saw Mills, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati. ... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Tirupati Municipality, rep by its Commissioner, Tirupathi, Chittoor 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 may be pleased to issue any appropriate Writ direction, declaration or Order in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Tirupati Municipality, Tirupati, not to permit any citizen or organization to use R.S.No.140/2 and 141/2 of Tirupati Municipality and declare such action is contrary to Section 303 of Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.SRINIVASA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking Mandamus directing the Tirupati Municipality, Tirupati, not to permit any citizen or organization to use R.S.No.140/2 and 141/2 of Tirupati Municipality and declare such action is contrary to Section 303 of Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act. 2. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the relief sought by the petitioner in the writ petition, by lapse of time, has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J March 14, 2005 MRR Copy to: 1 The Secretary, Municipal Administration, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Tirupati Municipality, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 3 2 CCs to G.P. for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4. 2 CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{GSNM}