IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No : 4038 of 1999 Between: 1 M.Mallikarjuna Rao s/o Rama Murthy c/o Rama Murthy Gumaladiba Post, Kovvur Mandal Nellore District. 2 K.Satish Kumar s/o Subba Rao c/o Rama Murthy Gumaladiba Post, Kovvur Mandal Nellore District. 3 A.Suman Kumar Reddy s/o D Rami REddy c/o Rama Murthy Gumaladiba Post, Kovvur Mandal Nellore District. 4 Ch. Srinivasulu s/o Ch. Yogaiah c/o Rama Murthy Gumaladiba Post, Kovvur Mandal Nellore District. 5 P. Sanjeeva Rao s/o P. Venkateswarlu c/o Rama Murthy Gumaladiba Post, Kovvur Mandal Nellore District. 6 B. Sree Ramulu s/o Krishnaiah c/o Rama Murthy Gumaladiba Post, Kovvur Mandal Nellore District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Musheerabad, Hyderabad rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director. 2 The Works Manager, Zonal Work Shop APSRTC Nellore, Nellore District. 3 A.Diwakar s/o A. Sreenivasulu 16-2-734 Ashoknagar, Tirupathi Chittoor Dist. 4 J. Srinivasulu Reddy s/o J S Reddy 13-6-63 Peddakapu Tirupathi Chittoor Dist. 5 Ch A Venugopal s/o C. K. Charyulu r/o Sri Satyanarayana Vidut Colony Lalacheruvu Rajahmundry E G Dist. 6 T. Kiran Kumar s/o T R S R K Murali r/o 13-7-802 Kanyaka Nagar Tirupathi 7 N Raghavendra Rao s/o N Venkateswarlu r/o 14-17 Padmavathipuram Tirupathi. 8 N Madhu Babu s/o N.C.S. Naidu r/o 61-20 Pakala Chittor Dist. .....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 declaring the action of the respondents 1 & 2 herein in not giving preference to the petitioners in the regular selection process for the posts of Khalasis in preference to the respondents 3 to 8 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 1 & 2 herein to give preference to the petitioners in the regular recruitment to the post of Khalasis in the establishment of the 2nd respondent together with consequential benefits and pass such other order or orders as it may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners : Sri G. Vidyasagar Counsel for the Respondents : Sri C. Prakash Reddy The Court made the following O R D E R: Sri G. Vidya Sagar, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and, therefore, the same may be dismissed as infructuous. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous, but however, without costs. (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO,J) 26th February 2008 ksld ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{LOBIS}