IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION NO : 14647 of 1994 Between: Shyam Sunder S/o Babu Prakash Chandra, aged about 51 years, Occupation: Addl. Assistant Engineer,A.P.S.E.Board,. R/o 1-6-249/12/B, Friends Colony, Zamisthanpur, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. . .... PETITIONER AND 1. Divisional Engineer (Elecl.) EHT I.&SS, Chandrayangutta, A.P.State Electricity Board Champapet, Hyderabad-500 660 2 Superintending Engineer, A.P.State Electricity Board, Operation Circle, Secunderabad Mint Compound, Hyderabad. 3. A.P. State Electricity Board, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. Rep. by its Member Secretary. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus: (i) declaring the Memo No. DEE/EHT/I &SS/CHG/ADM/C2/D.No.498/A/94 dated 18.6.94 as illegal and arbitrary; (ii) directing the respondents to release the increments due to the petitioner from 1.4.80 onwards; (iii) directing the respondents to revise the pay scales of the petitioner in the revised pay scales which come into force from 1.7.86 and 1.7.1990 duly taking into account the increments due from 1980. (iv) to compute and payment of arrears of amounts due to the petitioner consequent on there-fixation and release of increments with interest; (v) and grant such further relief or reliefs . For the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR ,Advocate. For the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: Mr.S.Ravindranath, Standing Counsel for the A.P.S.E.B. The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has become infructuous. Recording the statement made by the learned counsel, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. However, it is needless to mention that the interim order granted earlier, if any, stands vacated. No costs. Dated:17-06-2004. cs/knk. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Divisional Engineer (Elecl.) EHT I.& SS, Chandrayangutta, A.P.S.E.B.,Champapet, Hyderabad –500 660. 2. The Superintending Engineer,A.P.S.E.B., Operation Circle, Secunderabad Mint Compound, Hyderabad. 3. TheMember Secretary, A.P.S.E.B., Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. 4. Two C.D.copies.