IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 29946 of 1998 DATED: 24.10.2007 Between: Y Ramakrishna Rao & ors petitioners And The Engineer-in-chief Irrigation, Erramanzil, Hyderabad & ors Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 29946 of 1998 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the proceedings dated 20.10.1998 in so far as not absorbing the services of the petitioners in the cuddapah circle and for a consequential direction to the respondents to absorb their services in the vacant posts of Attenders/Lascars in the Cuddapah circle. Today when the matter is taken up, none appeared for the petitioners nor any representation made on their behalf, however, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation submitted that pursuant to filing of the writ petition, one petitioner has joined in another department as Attender and other petitioners joined the department as Lascars and the cause in the writ petition does not survive. A counter affidavit is also filed in the matter. In the circumstances, recording the submission made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 24.10.2007 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 29946 of 1998 DATED: 24.10.2007