THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.35068 of 1998 Dated: 10-08-2007 Between: Dr. Abha Chandra Petitioner And Director, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Chittoor Dist. and others Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.35068 of 1998 ORDER: 1. Heard Sri J.Ugranarasimha, the learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Smt.P.Sarada, the learned standing counsel for the respondents. 2. The controversy in this writ petition centers around the right of the writ petitioner to get promoted as an Additional Professor of Cardio Thorasic Surgery in Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences Tirupati. The first respondent in his counter affidavit has specifically pointed out that the writ petitioner- Dr.Abha Chandra was promoted as an Additional Professor of the Department of Cardio Thorasic Surgery with effect from 07-04-2002 and the issue raised by the writ petitioner stood, in a way resolved. The learned counsel for the writ petitioner agrees with this view canvassed by the first respondent in the counter affidavit. Therefore, the cause in the writ petition does not survive. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO,J 10-08-2007 Stp