IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 5148 of 1998 Between: 1) D.V.Narayana Reddy S/o D.V.Koti Reddy, Age: 40 years, Lecturer in History 2) Y.Krishnarjuna Reddy S/o Rami Reddy, Age: 38 years, Lecturer in English 3) A.Babu Rao S/o Subrahmanyam, Age: 35 years, Lecturer in Commerce 4) K.V.S.D.P Vara Prasad S/o Venkateshwar Rao, Age: 35 yrs Lecturer in Statistics. (All are working in Sri Venugopala Swami Degree College of Arts & Science, Nellore, Nellore District). ..... Petitioners AND 1) Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Education Department, A.P.Secretariat, Secretariate BuildingsHyderbad. 2) The Commissioner, Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3) Sri.Venugopalaswamy Degree College of Arts and Science, represented by its Correspondent, Nellore District. 4) Regional Joint Director, Collegiate Education A.P., Guntur, Guntur District. .....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 directing the respondent to give benefit of the service rendered by the petitioners in the 3rd respondent college, in the un-aided posts for the purpose of career advancement and other benefits including terminal benefits envisaged under G.O.Ms.No.520 Edn,Dated,15-12-1988R/w G.O.Ms.No.169 dt.7-7- 1990,G.O.Ms.No.195 Edn.(U.E) Dated.18-5-1992 and G.O.Ms.No.2 dt.5-1-1994 and pass such other orders that are fit and proper in the interests of justice. For the Petitioners : MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY , Advocate For the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court Made the Following : :: O R D E R :: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in view of the subsequent orders issued by the Government, the cause of action which arose in the present writ petition does not survive. Recording the same, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. _________________ 29.06.2004 To 1) Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Education Department, A.P.Secretariat, Secretariate BuildingsHyderbad. 2) The Commissioner, Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3) The Correspondent, Sri.Venugopalaswamy Degree College of Arts and Science, Nellore, Nellore District. 4) Regional Joint Director, Collegiate Education A.P., Guntur, Guntur District. 5) 2CCs to G.P for Higher Education, Hyderabad. 6) 2CD copies Gurc/Rar