HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI G.S. SINGHVI AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No. 27102 of 2006 Between: K. Anand Rao … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Hyderabad & others … Respondents :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the petitioner : Shri D.V. Sitharam Murthy Counsel for respondent No.1: Assistant Government Pleader for Home Counsel for respondent No.3: Shri V. Ravi Kiran Rao Counsel for respondent No.5: Shri N. Bharat Babu August 09, 2007 Per G.S. Singhvi, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing memo dated 24.08.2006 issued by respondent No.1 for reinstatement of respondent No.5 as Circle Inspector and for issue of a mandamus to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to prosecute respondent No.5 in connection with Crime No.3/ACB-CR/2006. A perusal of the record shows that the writ petition is being adjourned since 19.2.2007. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.5 has again circulated a letter for adjournment, which appears to be a part of the designed attempt by the said respondent to delay the adjudication of the writ petition, but the necessity of accepting or declining the request is obviated because the State Government has already issued G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 22.06.2007 and sanctioned prosecution of respondent No.5 under Section 19(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Shri D.V. Sitharama Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner says that in view of this development, the writ petition may be disposed of as infructuous. The copy of G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 22.06.2007 produced by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is taken on record and the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous with an observation that the official respondent shall be free to take appropriate action in the light of the sanction accorded by the State Government. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, W.P.M.P.No.34839 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also disposed of as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J August 09, 2007 ksld