HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.16705 OF 1996 Between: I.V. Rama Rao and another … Petitioners AND The Commissioner of Hindu Religious Charitable Endowments, Government of A.P., Tilak Road, Hyderabad and another … Respondent :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the petitioners : Shri Abhinand Kumar Shavili Counsel for the respondents : Government Pleader for Endowments March 28, 2007 In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer: “Hence it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court in the interests of Justice be pleased to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and declare the action of the 2nd respondent in treating the proceedings No.Rc.No.A1/988/95, Dated: 27.6.1996 of the 2nd respondent to have been kept in abeyance as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to continue to act in furtherance to the proceedings Dt.27.6.1996 and also direct the respondents to pay salary and allowance to the petitioner in the post of Record Assistant, and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”. Learned counsel for the petitioners says that the writ petition may be disposed of as infructuous, because during the pendency of the case, his clients’ services were regularized and they were promoted to the next higher post. In view of the statement of the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP No. 20527 of 1996 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also disposed of as infructuous. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ March 28, 2007 ks