IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 16815 of 2004 Between: Smt. S. Vijaya Bharathi, W/o Sri N. Madhava Rao, Flat No. 502, Shashank Residency, Street No.11, Tarnaka, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary (Political), General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 A.V. Dharma Reddy, Joint Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati. .....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 orders or a direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Quo-warranto directing the 3rd respondent to satisfy this Hon'ble Court of his authority, to occupy the post of Joint Executive Officer, Tirumala T.T.D. to discharge its functions as such, further command him to refrain from discharging his functions and duties as Joint Executive Officer, Tirumala T.T.D. oust him from the post of Joint Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SRI RAM Counsel for the Respondent Nos 1 and 2: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SMT. K. BINDU The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER : The petitioner filed the present writ petition challenging the appointment of the third respondent as a Joint Executive Officer of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, Tirupathi. The learned counsel for the third respondent filed a counter affidavit mentioning that during the pendency of the writ petition, the Government of Andhra Pradesh issued order vide G.O.Rt.No.5509 General Administration (Special- A)Department, dated 29-09-2004 transferring the third respondent from the post of Joint Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, Tirumala, and placing his services at the disposal of the Revenue Department as a Special Officer of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, Tirumala, under the powers conferred on the Government in Sub-Section 1 of Section 106 of A.P. Charitable Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1997. In the light of the above contents of the counter affidavit, of the third respondent, and as the third respondent is no longer the Joint Executive Officer of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, Tirumala, the Writ became infructuous. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. _____________________ Dr. G. Yethirajulu, J. Dt:7th October, 2004. Rns. To 1. The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary (Political), Government of Andhra Pradesh, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to G.P.for G.A.D., High Court of A.P.,Hyderabad(OUT) 4. Two CD copies.