IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 8651 of 2004 Between: S.N.V.K. Purnanaand, S/o Sri S.S.R. Sarma, R/o 10-273/1, Srinagar Colony, Eerrabalem Village, Mangalagiri Mandal, Guntur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Indian Bank, rep. by its Circle Head & Disciplinary Authority, Circle Office, Bandar Road, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 Sri N.V. Ramana, Senior Manager & Enquiry Officer, Circle Office, Indian Bank . Bandar Road, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the proceedings No. CO:VIJ:DP(C):6:132:20 dated 15-4- 2004 in refusing to avail the service of an Lawyer is illegal and arbitrary; and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to engage a Lawyer to defend in the Departmental Enquiry in pursuance of the charge sheet No. HZO:DPC:150:546:99 dated 16- 9-1999 Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.P.S.SARATY The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for petitioner states that the cause in the writ petition does not survive as of now for adjudication and it has become infructuous. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 10.4.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 8651 of 2004 10.4.2008