APHC010714242025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] TUESDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO: 36775/2025 Between: 1. ANDHRA PRADESH CYCLE POLO ASSOCIATION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, P. ARAVIND O/O A.P. CYCLE POLO OFFICE, 8-22- 86/2, 0PP. GOVINDA TOBACCO, SITARAMNAGAR 1ST LANE, GUNTUR-522001, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT O/O ROOM NO.3, C- WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001 2. CYCLE POLO FEDERATION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 177, JANAKI NAGAR, UDAY NAGAR SQUARE NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA STATE -440024 3. CYCLE POLO ASSOCIATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY O/O 1-25, GANGI REDDYGARIPALLI, KONA VILLAGE KALAKADA MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT -517236 4. THE SPORTS AUTHORITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY INDHIRA GANDHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION STADIUM BANDAR ROAD, LABBIPET, VIJAYAWADA-520010 ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be 2 pleased topleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in allotting the conduct of the 22nd Sub Junior Girls, 28th Junior Girls, and 26th Senior Girls National Cycle Polo Championship 2025-2026, scheduled from 10-01-2026 to 13-01-2026, to the 3rd respondent association as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of fairness and natural justice, and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to reconsider the allotment of the conduct of the said National Championship in accordance with law, after taking into account the experience, selection process, and organisational capability and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to stay the conduct of the 22nd Sub Junior Girls, 28th Junior Girls, and 26th Senior Girls National Cycle Polo Championship 2025-2026, scheduled from 10-01-2026 to 13-01-2026 at KSRM Engineering College, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, and restrain the respondents from conducting or permitting the conduct of the said championship through the 3rd respondent association pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ALAPATI LALITH NIKHIL Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI 2. The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO.36775 of 2025 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of the subsequent developments happened during the pendency of this writ petition, the cause does not survive at present in this writ petition and sought to close the same as infructuous. 2. Placing on record the statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 3. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in this case, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Date:31.03.2026 SA 4 249 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO.36775 of 2025 Dt.31.03.2026 SA