HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.16838 OF 1995 Between: N.Venkata Rao ……Petitioner And The Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Opp: Lata Talkies, Hyderabad and ten others ……Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioner : None Counsel for Respondent No.1 : Smt. Sindhu Kumar Dated: 24-10-2006 In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for issue of a direction to respondent No.1 to refix his seniority in the cadre of Upper Division Clerk by extending him the benefit of Fundamental Rule 9 read with Rule 26 (a) (2). On the last date of hearing i.e., 19-09-2006, I had, after taking cognizance of the statement of the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education that Shri Kota Bhaskara Rao, Advocate who filed the writ petition is no more, directed the Registry to issue notice to the petitioner by registered post informing him about the demise of his advocate and call upon him to appear before the Court on 24-10-2006 either in person or through another advocate to prosecute his cause. The office report shows that notice sent to the petitioner on 20- 09-2006 by registered post acknowledgement due has been returned unserved with the following endorsement: “Addressee Left”. Smt.Sindhu Kumari, learned counsel for respondent No.1 says that her client does not have information regarding the whereabouts of the petitioner. She further gave out that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner had been promoted as Administrative Officer and he retired from service about three years ago. In view of the above development, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. A copy of this order be sent to the petitioner by registered post so that he may, if so advised, file petition for revival of the writ petition. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ 19-09-2006 ks