Buddharaju Srirama Raju v. The Government Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.12311 OF 2011 DATED:10-9-2015 Between:

Buddharaju Srirama Raju and others ... Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Secretary, Fisheries Department Secretariat Hyderabad and others ... Respondents ... Respondents COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONERS: Mr. K. Gopal, for Mr. P. Durga Prasad COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT NOs.1, 2 and 5: A.G.P. for Fisheries (AP) COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT NOs.3 and 4: A.G.P. for Revenue (AP) COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT NOs.6 to 8 : None appeared

THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 to 5 in interfering with the petitioners' activity of conversion and digging of fish tanks in the lands in Sy. Nos.160, 161 and 162 of Undi, Undi Mandal, West Godavari District, as illegal and arbitrary.

A perusal of the records shows that the permissions granted to the petitioners for carrying on aquaculture expired on 28.01.2014. In view of the same, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication.

Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P. No.15014 of 2011 shall stand disposed of as infructuous. _______________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 10-9-2015 bnr