IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION NO : 13295 of 1994 Between: C.Vamisi Mohan Reddy, S/o. C.Krishna Reddy. S.I.Quarter No.I., Police Lines, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Koti, Hyderabad. 2 The Chairman, State Bank of India, Central Office, Bombay. 3 The Secretary, Welfare Committee, State Bank of India, Koti, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled for appointment to clerical cadre in the State Bank of India under the quota reserved for sportsman in accordance with the recruitment policy laid down by Government of India in their letter No.F4/3/2/91, dated 16/11/1992 by holding the action of the respondent in filling up of the vacancies meant for sports quota without following the norms and procedure contained in Govt., of India Letter No.F4/3/2/91, dated 16/11/1992 without any advertisement or without following the due process of law as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution and also opposed to all canons of equity, justice and fair play. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : MR.K.SRINIVASAMURTHY, Advocate The Court made the following : O R D E R : As of today, the petitioner has already crossed age of entry into service for which the petitioner was seeking direction as being entitled for appointment to clerical cadre in the second respondent B a n k . The petition, by passage of time, has been rendered infructuous and for that reason, no useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending. This Writ Petition is dismissed. ------------------------------ 08.07.2004 Copy to: 1)The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Koti, Hyderabad. 2)The Chairman, State Bank of India, Central Office, Bombay. 3)The Secretary, Welfare Committee, State Bank of India, Koti, Hyderabad. 4)Two CD copies. TVR/DRK