IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5696 of 1999 Between: The Chairman, Visakhaptnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chairman & Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Visakhapatnam. 2 The General Secretary, Visakhapatnam Posrt Employees Union, Dharma Sahkti Bhavan, Visakhapatnam Port Trust Bhavan, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri P.Srinivasa Rao The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Certiorari to quash award dated 10.09.1998 passed in I.T.I.D.(c)No.14 of 1995, by respondent No.1, whereby the reversion of Sri T.Ranga Rao, Head Assistant (cash) to the post of Senior Assistant (cash) was set aside. Heard Sri P.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, and perused the record. There is no representation for respondent No.2. A perusal of the proceedings sheet shows that this Court while admitting the Writ Petition in the year 1999, ordered notice. It is, therefore, evident that there was no interim order staying the award. Though definite information is not available with regard to the age of Sri T.Ranga Rao, from the fact that the said employee was appointed as Clerk in the year 1974 and 38 years elapsed therefrom, it is reasonable to presume that he would have already retired from service. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous without going into the merits of the case. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.7110 of 1999 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated:30.12.2008 GJ