IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 919 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 21/08/2008 in WP NO : 202586 OF 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 B. Sreenivasulu S/o. B. Buchappa O/o. Senior Section Engineer (P. Way), 10 Raichur, Karnataka. 2 P. Ramakrishna S/o. Sham Rao South Central Railways, Karnataka. 3 B. Balalji Singh, S/o. Late B. Lakshman Singh, O/o. Chief Ticket Inspector / Sleeper Office, SCR, Guntakal. ..... APPELLANT(S) AND 1 Government of India, rep. by its Joint Secretary, Central Registrar of Co-op Societies,Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperation, Kushi Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. 3 The South Central Railways Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd., rep. by its President, Sahakar Bhavan, Himmatnagar, Secunderabad. 4 The South Central Railways Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd., rep. by its Secretary, Sahakar Bhavan, Himmatnagar, Secunderabad. 5 The General Manager, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 6 R. Visweshwara Reddy (Ex.M.D.), Chief Metallurgy Superintendent, O/o. of Sr. Mechanical lEngineer / Diesel, South Central Railway, Guntakal Division, Guntakal. 7 L. Hanumantha Rao, Accounts Assistant, O/o. FA & CAO (WST), S.C. Railway, Lekha Bhavan, Secunderabad. 8 V.Ramajogi Sharma, Jr. Engineer/I,O/o Sr.DEN(Co-ord), Sanchalan Bhavan, S.C.Railway, Secunderabad. 9 V.Venkataswamy, Carpenter(Retd), O/o. Section Engineer(Works0, Rail Nilayam, S.CRail way, Secunderabad. 10 M.Narsing Rao, Fitter, HSK II/15065, O/o. Chief Works Manager, Lallaguda Workshops, S.C.Railway, Secunderabad. 11 Sri K.R.Rukhmangadhan, Skilled carpenter/2203 O/o. Cheif Wroks Manager, Lallaguda Workshops, S.C.Railway, Secunderabad. 12 Sri.P.Sudhakar, Machine Man, Railway Printing Press, O/o. Manager Priniting and Stationeries, Adj. to Rail Nilayam, S.C.Railway, Secunderabad. 13 Sri.A.Balaiah, Highly Skilled I, O/o. Dy.Chief Signal Telecomuunication Engineer, Mettaguda Workshops, S.C.Railway, Secunderabad. 14 T. Narahari Ram Kumar, Chief Metallurgy Superintendent, O/o. Sr. Mechnical Engineer / Diesel, South Central Railway, Moula Ali, Secunderabad. 15 K. Dattatreya HTTE, O/o. Chief Ticket Inspector, Kacheguda Railway Station, Hyderabad Division, S.C. Railway, Kacheguda. 16 P.S. Perumal, Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk, O/o. Chief Reservation Supervisor, Nampally Railway Station, S.C. Railway, Hyderabad. 17 Sri N. Babu Rao Gangman, O/o. Senior Section Engineer (P.Way), South Central Railway, Aleru. 18 Sri S. Ramulu Technician-I, O/o. Senior Section Engineer, Carriage and Wagon, S.C. Railway, Kazipet. 19 Sri K.S.C. Bose, Sr. Pharmacist, O/o. Senior Medical Superintendent, Railway Hospital, S.C. Railway, Dornakal. 20 Sri Tamilarsan, Dy. Station Superintendent, Vikarabad Railway Station, S.C. Railway, Secunderabad Division, Vikarabad. 21 Sr. Shaik Yasheen Ahemad, Asst. Station Master, Nanded Railway Station, S.C. Railway, Nanded Division, Nanded, Maharashtra State. 22 Sri B. Manoj Kumar, Senior Clerk, O/o. Senior Section Engineer (Works), S.C. Railway, Nanded Division, Puna, Maharashtra State. 23 Sri Md. Javed Ali, Head Clerk, O/o. Section Engineer (P.Way), S.C. Railway, Jalna, Maharashtra State. 24 Sri C.N. Prasad Rao, Fitter Gr.II, O/o. Senior Section Engineer, Carriage and Wagon, S.C. Railway, Kacheguda. 25 Sri Jogi N. Maheshwar Rao Senior Inspector of Stock Verification, Rayanapadu Workshop, Rayanapadu, Gutnapalli, S.C. Railways, Vijayawada. 26 Sri N. Babu, Junior Engineer, Diesel Shed, Kazipet, S.C. Railway, Kazipet. 27 Sri T. Raja Gopal, Returning Officer, Deputy Chief Accounts Officer (Traffic), O/o. FA & CAO (WEST), Lekha Bhavan, SCR, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Appellant:MR.J.SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : JUDGMENT: (Per Anil R. Dave, CJ) It has been submitted that by this time the result of the election has been declared. In the circumstances, in our opinion, this appeal has become infructuous. It has been submitted that the main petition is to be heard on 28-8-2008. We are sure that the matter shall be decided on merits by the learned Single Judge. No further orders are required to be passed in this appeal. The appeal stands dismissed as infructuous with no order as to costs. _____________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _____________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J 26th August, 2008. GRR