THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NO.7865 OF 1997 O R D E R The petitioners who are six in number were working as Junior Accounts Officer and Upper Division Clerks, respectively in the respondent – Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board. They were granted promotion, by granting exemption by the Board under Regulation 41 of A.P. Electricity Board Services Regulations Part I, from passing departmental test and they were promoted to the presents posts, which they are holding. Now their grievance is that the Board by invoking the B.P.(P&G-Per) Ms No.21217 dated 18.1.1997 is seeking to withdraw the exemption granted to them. Hence, they filed the present writ petition. This court by interim order dated 6.11.1997 granted stay of reversions for a period of ten days. Thereafter, it was extended. Out of the six writ petitioners, petitioners 1 to 5 have withdrawn the writ petition. Now only the writ petitioner no.6 is on record. He was aged 52 yeas as on the date of the filing of the writ petition in the year 1997 and during the pendency of the writ petition, he attained the age of superannuation. Hence, at this length of time, no purpose would be served in adjudicating the matter and by virtue of the interim orders, the writ petition no.6 was not reverted and subsequently, retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation. In view of the same, nothing remains in the writ petition and the same is closed. No costs. AVS ------------------------------- 29—07—2010