HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION NO.7404 OF 1998 Between: Putta Krishnaiah and others . . .Petitioners AND A.P.S.E.B. and others . . .Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Shri Sridhar Reddy for K.Raghuveer Reddy Counsel for the respondents : Ms. Saraswathi for Shri Samineni Kishore Dated: 19th September, 2006 : ORDER : In this petition, the petitioners have prayed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to consider their cases for initial recruitment in terms of B.P.Ms.No.36 dated 18.05.1997 and B.P.Ms.No.271 dated 31.12.1997 without insisting on their fulfilling the requirement of educational qualification. Learned counsel for the petitioners says that in view of interim order dated 24.03.1998 passed by this Court directing the respondents to consider the candidature of his clients, nothing survives in the writ petition and the same may be disposed of as infructuous but appointment of those who were selected in furtherance of the interim order may not be disturbed. Learned counsel for the respondents says that she does not have any objection. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous with the direction that the appointment of such of the petitioners who may have been appointed on the basis of consideration made pursuant to the interim order of this Court shall not be disturbed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ 19th September, 2006. kvni