IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 21196 of 2003 Between: Perumalla Sita Rama Subrahmanyam S/o. Late Lakshmayya at Sri Durga Malleshwara Swamyvarla Devasthanam Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue(Endowments)Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Executive Officer, Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam, Indrakiladri, 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 a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the Rule 39 read with Annexure III of the A.P.Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Office Holders and Servants Service Rules, 2000 issued in G.O.Ms.No.888, Revenue (Endowments-I)Department, dated 8.12.2000 insofar as insisting graduate qualification for the purpose of promotion from the post of superintendent to that of P.A. to Executive Officer i.e.Category-I Post in Class-I of Ministerial Branch, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional being in violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and declare the same as void abinitio, null and void and nonest in the eye of law, by holding that the petitioner is entitled to have his case considered for promotion to the post of P.A to Executive Officer without insisting the graduate qualification. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.DEVANAND Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The learned counsel for petitioner states that the cause in this writ petition does not survive for further adjudication since the petitioner had retired from service. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 3.3.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 21196 of 2003 3.3.2008