IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3331 of 1995 Between: 1 Merugu Rajanna S/o. Rajanna R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Merugu Rajamma, W/o. Bapayya, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Merugu Nookalu, S/o. Late Bapayya, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 4 Merugu Nookaraju S/o. Late Mutyalu R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 5 Merugu Somulu S/o. Late Mutyalu R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 6 Merugu Mutyalu S/o. Mutyalu R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 7 Merugu Ammoru, S/o. Late Rajanna, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 8 Merugu Bodi Raju, S/o. Late Rajanna, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 9 Merugu Sanyasi, S/o. Late Rajanna, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 10 Merugu Nokamma, W/o. Late Pedamutyalu, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 11 Merugu Nookalu, S/o. Late Pedamutyalu, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 12 Merugu Rajayya, S/o. Late Pedamutyalu, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 13 Merugu Rajamma, W/o. Late Chinamutyalu, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 14 Merugu Nookalu, S/o. Late Chinamutyalu, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 15 Merugu Chandrayya S/o. Late Pedamutyalu R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 16 Merugu Mahalakshmi S/o. Late Pedamutyalu R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. 17 Merugu Sattayya, S/o. Late Pedamutyalu, R/o. Tikkavanipalam, Visakhapatnam District. (6th petitioner being minor rep. by next friend Merugu Nookaraju the 4th petitioner herein). (Petitioners 15 to 17 being minors rep. by mother and Guardian Nokamma 10th Petitioner). ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Revenue Divisional Officer, Inams, Visakhapatnam. 2 Mandal Revenue Officer, Peda Gantyada Mandal, Visakhapatnam 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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction, especially in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent in entertaining A.I.A.NO.12 of 1993 by the first Respondent and the orders if any passed for condonation of delay in presenting the said appeal, as illegal, null and void and for a consequential order directing the first respondent to drop all further proceedings in the said matter and reject the said appeal. Counsel for Petitioners: MR. M.V.SURESH Counsel for Respondents: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent in entertaining A.I.A. No.12 of 1993 and the orders if any passed for condonation of delay in presenting the said appeal, as illegal, null and void and for a consequential order directing the first respondent to drop all further proceedings in the said matter and reject the said appeal. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for petitioners that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, final orders were passed by the appellate authority, in which appeal filed by the second respondent was allowed on 08-04-1995 and the matter was remitted for re-consideration. In that view of the matter, the very writ petition itself has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 19th January, 2005. Ak ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Inams, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Peda Gantyada Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 4. Two CD copies.