IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO. 5549 of 2004 Between: A.Sarvarayudu, S/o.Venkateswarlu, Assistant Section Officer, Office of the State Irrigation Development Corporation, Regd.Office, R/o.Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises (II) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Andhra Pradesh State Irrigation Development Corporation, rep. by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Maitrivanam, HUDA Complex, Srinivasa Nagar Colony (East), Hyderabad. .....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 a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not fixing the cadre strength in the categories of Assistant Section Officers/Assistants in the Divisions in the ratio of 37:63 thereby showing 24 posts in the category of Assistant Section Officers and 40 in the category of Assistants instead of 26 posts in the category of Assistant Section Officers and 38 posts in the category of Assistants as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein to retain the Assistant Section Officers and the Assistants in the Divisions in the ratio of 37:63. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: G.P. FOR PUBLIC ENTERPRISES Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMMAND AREA DEV. The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.5549 OF 2004 ORDER: Mr. Narsimha Rao, learned counsel, representing Mr. A.V. Sesha Sai, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording his submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 1st April, 2008. IBL To 1 The Principal Secretary, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Public Enterprises (II) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, The Andhra Pradesh State Irrigation Development Corporation, Maitrivanam, HUDA Complex, Srinivasa Nagar Colony (East), Hyderabad. 3 Two CD Copies.