IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 10068 of 1999 Between: Movva Venkateswara Rao S/o. Nageswara Rao Gudivada Co.op., Urban bank Ltd., Gudlavalleru Branch, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Addl.Registrar of Co.op.Societies, A.P., Gruhakalpa, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 The Divisional Co-operative Officer, Gudivada, Krishna District. 3 The Gudivada Co-op., Urban bank Ltd., No.1482 Gudivada, Krishna District. .....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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction (a) to declare the seniority list approved by the 2nd Respondent dt.14-6-93 in Rc.No.814/93-D is illegal and (b) to direct the 3rd Respondent to fix the seniority list afresh by taking into consideration of the date of joining the petitioner as clerk on 25-3-1970 and gave promotion with retrospective effect from the day when his next junior was promoted by giving the all benefits and allowances and consequently declare all benefits and allowances and consequently declare that the order of the 1st Respondent dt.24-10-1998 Rc.No.18135/98-L1 is illegal and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.S.N.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : ORDER : The petitioner filed this writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking writ of Mandamus to declare the seniority list approved by respondent No.2 on 14.0.1993 in Rc.No.814/93-D is illegal and to direct respondent No.3 to fix the seniority list afresh by taking into consideration of the date of joining the petitioner as Clerk on 25.03.1970 and gave promotion with retrospective effect from the day when his next juniors as promoted by giving all the benefits and allowances. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.M.S.N.Prasad submitted that the petitioner retired from the service in the month of May, 2008 and therafter he died on 09.12.2008. 3. In the light of the said submission, the relief sought for in this writ petition cannot be granted. 4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dated June 18, 2009 KSH