P M Sekar Reddy v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge Andhra Pradesh High Court writ petition (W.P. No. 777 of 2019, Maheswara Rao Kuncheam, J, 19.02.2026) dismissed as infructuous on counsel's submission that subsequent events in the lis meant the cause did not survive; no orders as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed. Challenge had been to a Tahsildar (Proddatur Mandal) order Ref.No. C/13-1/2019 dated 08.01-2019, invoking Article 226 and Articles 19(1)(g) and 21, with relief sought for release of tractor-trailer AP 04 AF 6715 and AP 04 AF 6674; IA No. 1 of 2019 under Section 151 CPC for interim release. Keywords: infructuous; subsequent events; cause does not survive; mandamus; mines and geology; vehicle release. Decided without any merits ruling, so its value lies in the disposal itself rather than any legal proposition.
What did the court decide?
Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that, in view of subsequent events in the lis, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication and the petition has become infructuous, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous, with no orders as to costs.