IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 7429 of 1998 Between: Ghouse Mohiduddin Khan, S/o. Monuddin Khan Urdu Reader Braille Press, A.P. Vikalangula Cooperative Corporation, Malakpet, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Managing Director, A.P. Vikalangula Cooperative Corporation, Bhurgula Ramakrishna Rao Bhawan, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. Secretary to Government Women’s Department & Child Welfare Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat, 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 will be pleased to issue an appropriate order, direction or a writ particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the proceedings of the 1st respondent proceedings/Notice No.APVCC/Retrenchment/98/D-748 dated 2-2-1998 and G.O.Ms.No.9 of Women’s Development & Child Welfare (W.H.) Department, dated 29-1-1998 issued by the second respondent which is the basis for passing the impugned order dated 2-2- 1998 are arbitrary and illegal violative of articles of 14, 16 and 21 apart from being violative of principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOKA RAGHAVA RAO Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR.K.RAMANUJA CHARI Counsel for Respondent No.2 & 3: Advocate General Court made the following: ORDER: The cause in the Writ Petition has become infructuous since G.O.Ms.No.9, Women Development and Child Welfare (WH) Department, dated: 29.1.1998 was superseded by issuance of G.O.Ms.No.28, dated: 6.10.2000. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ C.V. RAMULU, J. 13.10.2004 VR. To 1. The Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Vikalangula Cooperative Corporation, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. Secretary to Government Womens Department & Child Welfare Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. 2 CCs to Advocate General, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad(OUT). 5. 2CD copies