THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.LAKSHMANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :20806 of 1998 Dated: 19.09.2005 Between: K. Seshagiri Rao, S/o Bhujanga Rao .. Petitioner And 1. Government of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Revenue (V.O) Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad And four others. .. Respondents THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.LAKSHMANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :20806 of 1998 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed seeking a direction, in the nature of writ of mandamus, to declare the G.O.Ms.No.392, dated 5.6.1998 issued by the 1st respondent purporting to amend Rule 38 of the A.P. Village Administrative Officers Rules, 1990 and reducing the age of superannuation of the Village Administrative Officers from 65 to 62 years, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondent to continue the petitioner in service till the attainment of his age of 65 years. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that while admitting the writ petition on 23.7.1998, this Court issued interim direction to continue the petitioner in service till 3.8.1998 and subsequently, the interim direction was made absolute. He further submitted that in pursuance of the interim directions of this Court, the petitioner continued in service till attainment of 65 years of his age and he has retired from service and therefore, the cause in this writ petition does not survive for any adjudication and therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari ______________________________ Justice P. Lakshmana Reddy Dated: 19.09.2005 Nn.