IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO: 13805 of 1995 Between: 1 S.Kotilingam, S/o. Subba Rao, O/o Development Officer, A.P. Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Cuddapah. 2 Ch. V.Subba Rao, S/o. Late Gangaraju, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Srikakulam 3 M.Nageswara Rao, S/o. Venkataiah, O/o Development Officer, A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 P.Subrahmanyam, S/o. P.Veeraswamy, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Chittoor. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Prl. Secretary to Government Employment Generation & Youth Services (KVI) Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 Chief Executive Officer, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Humayyunnagar, Hyderabad. 3 Sri T.Krishna, Khadi Gramodyog Mahavidyala, Rajendranagar, Ranga Reddy District. 4 Sri Genda Singh, Khadi-n-Crafts, Humayyunnagar, Hyderabad. 5 Sri Shaik Umar, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Kurnool. 6 Sri C.V.Krishna Reddy, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Chittoor 7 Sri N.Srirangam, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 8 Sri B. Surender Reddy, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Sangareddy, Medak District. 9 Sri J.V.Rama Sarma, (Working as Asst.Accounts Officer) A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Humayyunnagar, Hyderabad. 10 Sri K.Sre Ramachandra Murty, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Adilabad. 11 B.Nageswar 12 P.Krishna Murthy, 13 V.Durgaprasada Rao, 14 B.Shyam Rao, 15 H.Viswanadha Rao, (Respondents 11 to 15 are impleaded as per court order dt. 9-8-1995 in WPMP 21696/95) .....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 an order, direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the recommendations of the Selection Committee made on 30-9-1994 and approved the same by the Board on 2-11-1994 and consequential promotion of Respondent Nos. 3 to 10 to the Post Development Officer in the A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and also violative of provisions of A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Employees (Recruitment, & Service Conditions) Regulations, 1979; besides being violative of Principles of natural justice while issuing consequential direction to the respondents to follow the cycle prescribed under the A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board Employees (Recruitment, and Service Conditions) Regulations, 1979 in respect of the appointments to the post of Development Officer from the feeder category and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.GOVARDHANACHARY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR LABOUR Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR.V.T.M.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.5: MR. S.UDAYACHALA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.11 to 15: MR. M.JAGADISH SARMA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 and 9: Notice not returned served. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4, 8 and 10: None appeared Counsel for the Respondent Nos.6 and 7: Notice returned unserved. The Court a the stage of admission made the following: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.13805 OF 1995 ORDER: The petitioner approached this Court through this writ petition with a grievance that he was not considered for promotion. 2 . The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner was promoted. The writ petition therefore becomes infructuous. 3. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. -------------------------------- Dr. G.YETHIRAJULU, J 30th August, 2004 SKM TO 1 The Prl. Secretary to Government Employment Generation & Youth Services (KVI) Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 Chief Executive Officer, A.P.Khadi & Village, Industries Board, Humayyunnagar, Hyderabad. 3 Two C.Cs. to G.P. for Labour, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two C.D. Copies 5. One C.C. to D.Goverdhan Chary, Advocate