THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.23215 of 2000 ORDER The petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition with the following prayer: “to issue a writ, order or direction, preferably a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not continuing the petitioners as Sub-staff or absorbing them in the regular vacancies, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently, direct the respondent to continue them as Sub-staff or absorb them in the regular vacancies in which they have been working and pass such order other or orders. 2. Sri K. Lakshmi Narasimha, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Bank, submitted that the petitioners have been absorbed in service and the cause in the writ petition does not survive. A detailed counter affidavit to that effect is also filed. 3. In the light of the said submission and also the contentions put forth in the counter affidavit, this Court is of the view that no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Date:25.11.2010 sj