IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26887 of 2007 Between: Sri Ayyappa Swamy Sewa Samithi, Regd. No. 925/05, Jiyaugda, 2-J Bus Stop, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Secretary Sri K. Laxman, S/o. Late K. shareeflalji, 31 Years, R/o. H.No. 13-4/561/1, New Ganganagar, Jiyaugda,. Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Commissioner of Police, Coordination & Security, Hyderabad City, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Hyderabad. 4 The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Goshamahal Division, Hyderabad. 5 The Station House Officer, Kulsumpura Police Station, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the oral intimation by the respondents that the request of the Writ Petitioner's society to take out the procession of Sri Lord Ayyappa on Elephant (Ambari) on 17-12-2007 from 6.00 PM to 10.00 PM from Bharatha Abhyudaya School and back passing through Jiyauguda to the same place, passing through Bheem Nagar, Gopi Hotel, Ranganatha Swamy Temple, 2-J Bus Stop, Ganga Parmeshwari Temple, Kamela Road, New Ganga Nagar, Valmiki Nagar. New Navodaya Colony, Keshava Swamy Nagar, Vittal Rukmini Temple as arbitrary, illegal and violative of principles of natural justice doctrine of estoppel and article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to grant permission to the Writ Petitioner to perform the Ayyappa padi Pooja, Annadanam and to take out the procession on elephant (Ambari) on 17-12-2007 from 6.00P.M. to 10.00 P.M. from Bharratiya Abhyudaya High School and back.” At the hearing, Sri R.Prasad Rao, learned Counsel representing Sri S.Ashok Anand Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration and therefore, the Writ Petition has become infructuous. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.35107 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 3rd June, 2008 LUR