HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No. 29831 OF 1998 Between: P. Nageswara Rao and 37 others …Petitioner AND Union of India, rep., by General Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad, and two others ...Respondents : O R D E R : Counsel for the petitioner : Shri D. Siva Prasad for Shri K. Ramakanth Reddy October 3, 2007 In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer: “it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not regularising the services of the petitioners who are working as licensed porters in Godavari Railway Station, Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway in Group “D” category and in issuing the impugned order as contained in commercial Circular No.107 of 1998, Draft Notification for TRC No. 10 of 1998 as extended by Order No.B/C.496/Draft notification/98 dt. 21-10-1998 closing Godavari Station, Vijayawada Division, for parcel traffic as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of interlaia Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the services of petitioners in Group “D” Category, in South Central Railway and pass any other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court, may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” Shri D. Siva Prasad, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners says that the writ petition has become infructuous and the same may be disposed of as such. Ordered accordingly. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ October 3, 2007 ks