IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 7100 of 1999 Between: 1. N.Krishna Kumar S/o Narasimha Chary Gruhakalpa A.P.Housing Board Hyderabad 2. M.Janardhana Rao S/o M.Peddavenkata Reddy A.P.Housing Board Kurnool ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. Government of A.P, Rep by its Principal Secretary Housing Department Secretariat, Hyderabad 500 022 2. A.P. Housing Board Rep by its Vice Chairman, Gruhakalpa Hyderabad 3. B.Sreenivas Reddy rep. by its Vice Chairman Gruhakalpa Hyderabad 4. B.Rajagopala Rao rep. by its Vice Chairman Gruhakalpa Hyderabad 5. D.Suryanarayana Raju rep. by its Vice Chairman Gruhakalpa 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 may be pleased to issue an order or orders or directions particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus cell for the proceedings No.6609/B1/98 dt:29-12-98 of the second respondent as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law, without jurisdiction and violative of Articles 14,16, and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently directing the respondents to review the seniority and promotions to the cadre of Junior Executive Engineers to the Deputy Executive Engineers and from the cadre of Deputy Executive Engineers to the Cadre of Executive Engineers by promoting the petitioners as Executive Engineers to issue an order or orders or directions particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.M.V.RAJA RAM Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.K.JAYAPRAKASH RAO The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 7100 of 1999 ORDER: The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to review the seniority and promotions of employees from the cadre of Junior Executive Engineers to Deputy Executive Engineers and from the cadre of Deputy Executive Engineers to Executive Engineers by promoting the petitioners as Executive Engineers. 2. Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the A.P.Housing Board, would submit, on instructions, that the 1st petitioner was promoted as an Executive Engineer on 16.03.2005 and that the 2nd petitioner was promoted as an Executive Engineer on 17.06.2005 and that they are working at Hyderabad and Kurnool respectively. 3. Sri M.V.Raja Ram, learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that in case the petitioners have been subsequently promoted as Executive Engineers, the cause in the writ petition does not necessitate adjudication and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed as infructuous. 4. Recording the submission of Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned Standing Counsel for A.P.Housing Board, that the petitioners have been subsequently promoted as Executive Engineers, the writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 27th February, 2008 v v To 1.2 CCs to 2.2 CD copies.