IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.19773 of 2004 Between: A.D.S. Sarma, s/o Ramajogayya, Secretary, Uppalaguptam PACS, Uppalaguptam, Amalapuram Mandal, E.G. District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Cooperative Officer, E.G. District at Kakinada. 2 The Deputy Registrar of Coop. Societies/ Divisional Cooperative Officer, Amalapuram, E.G. District. 3 The Uppalaguptam PACS, Uppalaguptam, Amalapuram Mandal, E.G. District rep. by its Chairman/PIC. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the 2nd respondent in issuing directions for suspending the petitioner from service and the consequential action of the 3rd respondent in placing the petitioner under suspension vide impugned Proceedings dated 23-7- 2004 on the allegations of irregularities in other society in which the petitioner is not working after long spell of 9 years as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from contrary to the provisions of A.P.C.S. Act and Rules and also without jurisdiction and violative of principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. EATHAKOTA VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondents 1 & 2: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SMT. BOBBA VIJAYA LAKSHMI The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.19773 OF 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed challenging the suspension of the petitioner from service, by the impugned order, dated 23.07.2004, of the 3rd respondent. While admitting the writ petition on 28.10.2004, this Court, by order in W.P.M.P.No.25890 of 2004, granted interim suspension of the impugned order for a period of one month and thereafter it was extended until further orders. Now, Smt Bobba Vijayalakshmi, learned counsel for the 3rd respondent, states that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner, who was continuing in service in pursuance of the interim orders of this Court, retired from service, on attaining the age of superannuation. In view of the above, nothing survives in the writ petition for further adjudication. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 28th March, 2008. IBL To 1 The District Cooperative Officer, E.G. District at Kakinada. 2 The Deputy Registrar of Coop. Societies/ Divisional Cooperative Officer, Amalapuram, E.G. District. 3 The Chairman/PIC, Uppalaguptam PACS, Uppalaguptam, Amalapuram Mandal, E.G. District. 4 Two CCs to 5 Two CD Copies