IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 22427 of 2006 Between: B. Kullayappa S/o B. Obulesu Principal Government Junior College for Girls, Adoni, Kurnool District, A.p., ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Smt. K. Padmavathamma W/o A. Ramachandra naidu R/o Potal Colony, Adoni, 2 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 3 Director of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate Writ, order or direction preferably a Writ inthe nature of Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the order dated 26/9/2006 made in O.A. No. 5519 of 2005 by the Andhra Pradesh Administrtive Tribunal at Hyderabad and quash the same as being erroneous, Contrary to law besides being violative of Articles 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently suspend the operation of the said order, and to pass such other and further orders as this hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper, in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Writ Petition No.22427 of 2006 Oral Order: (per D.S.R.Varma, J.) Heard Sri T.C.D.Sekhar, learned Counsel, representing Sri P.Venugopal, learned Counsel for petitioner; Sri J.R.Manohar Rao, learned Counsel appearing for respondent No.1 and the learned Government Pleader for Education appearing for respondents 2 and 3. 2. The petitioner herein is respondent No.3, respondent No.1 is the applicant, and respondents 2 and 3 are respondents 1 and 2, respectively, in the O.A., before the Tribunal. 3. The issue involved in this writ petition is as to whether the order, dated 26-9-2006, in O.A.No.5519 of 2005, passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, in setting aside the order of transfer of respondent No.1 herein is correct or not ? 4. The writ petition is filed by the affected party by virtue of the said orders of transfer. The other particulars are not necessary to be mentioned nor elaborated. We are now informed at this stage that respondent No.1-applicant in the writ petition had retired from service on 31-3-2008. 5. In this connection, it is to be noted that initially, this Court by order, dated 27-10-2006, in W.P.M.P.No.28481 of 2006, ordered status quo to be maintained by the parties. 6. Now, when the matter had come up for hearing, the fact of the retirement of respondent No.1-applicant had been reported to this Court. In view of the said fact, in fact, nothing remains for adjudication in the writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed as infructuous, inasmuch as, no cause of action as of now is in existence for the writ petitioner to agitate this writ petition. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Consequently, the interim orders granted by this Court, dated 27-10-2006, in W.P.M.P.No.28481 of 2004, are also stand vacated. ___________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA ___________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 18th June, 2008. Ak ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}