IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No: 22279 of 1998 Between: M.Ranganadha Rao, S/o. M.Satyanarayana, S.E.(R&B), Electrical, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Special Chief Secretary Transport, R&B(S.I.) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, at Hyderabad. 3 Jaya Engineering Works Limited, (usha Fans), 23, Jastyrva Gandhi Marg, New Delhi. 4 Shair Jahangeer, S/o. Shaik Jaffar, R/o. H.No. 19-3-1089, A/10, Jahnuma, Hyderabad. 5 Syed Khaleel-ur-Raheman, R/o. H.No.17-8-654/55, Shah Colony, Dabeerpura, Hyderabad. 6 T. Prabhakar, S/o. T.Narayana, R/o. 3-5-518518, Narayanaguda, 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 or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the action of the Ist Respondent placing petitioner under suspension vide G.O.Rt.No.407, dt. 18-5-98 as wholly illegal and without jurisdiction and further direct the respondents to restore petitioner duty as Superintendent Engineer by disregarding the said order of the Ist Respondent dt. 18-5-98 as confirmed by the order of the 2nd Respondent, Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.A.RAZACK Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR TRANSPORT Counsel for the Respondent Nos 2 and 3: None appeared Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR.A.RAVI SHANKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.5: MR.K.RAVINDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.6: None appeared The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER (PER GB,J.) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter in the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________________ (G. BIKSHAPATHY, J.) ________________________ (B. SESHASAYANA REDDY, J.) Date: 30-11-2004 ES/AVS To 1 The Special Chief Secretary Transport, R&B(S.I.) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderbad. 2 The Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, at Hyderabad. 3. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 4. 2 CD copies.