IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND SIX P R E S E N T THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA * * * WP.No.23195 OF 2001 Between: Ambati Deva Bhushnam, s/o. Krishna Murthy, aged about 40 years, r/o. D.No.18-93, Kailashnagar, Old Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam & Ors. … Petitioners Versus The General Manager, NTPC Ltd. Simhadri Thermal Power Project, Visakhapatnam & Ors. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s.Ss. Sriram Counsel for the Respondents: GP for Finance & Planning Mr.K.Srinivasa Murthy, SC THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.23195 of 2001 OR D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in not calling the petitioners for written tests/interview and the consequential selection process for the post of Artisan Trainee (Mechanical) on the ground that the petitioners are over aged, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 and 16 (1) of the Constitution of India. When the matter is listed today for hearing, the learned standing counsel for the respondents submits that due to lapse of time nothing survives for adjudication in the writ petition and the matter has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. DECEMBER 20th, 2006. I s L