IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4402 of 2005 Between: 1.Vasigala Surya Prakash, s/o V.Narasimha Rao (Late), Circlepet, Behind the Somu Convent Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 2.Balla Raju, s/o Gurunadham, Mopidevi Lanka, Nagayatippa Post, Mopidevi Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Manager (P&A), Bharat Electronics Limited, (A Government of India Enterprise) Ravindranath Tagore Road, Machilipatnam-521 101, Krishna District. 2 The District Employment Officer, The District Employment Exchange, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....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 appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondent in not allowing petitioners to appear for written test/interview for selection and appointment to the post of Technician-C(Fitter) as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India reported in 1996(6) Scale 676 in excise Superintendent, Malakapatnam, Krishna District Vs. K.B.N.Visweswara Rao and consequently to direct the respondents to consider petitioners case for selection and appointment to the post of Technician-C(Fitter) without insisting that the petitioners names should be sponsored by the Employment Exchange. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.B.P.RAJU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING The Court made the following: ORDER: The writ petition is filed declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioners to appear for written test/interview for selection and appointment to the post of Technician-C (Fitter) as illegal and arbitrary. Since the date of interview has already been expired, the writ petition has become infructuous and accordingly the same is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _________________ 21.06.2005 VGB To 1 The Manager (P&A), Bharat Electronics Limited, (A Government of India Enterprise) Ravindranath Tagore Road, Machilipatnam-521 101, Krishna District. 2 The District Employment Officer, The District Employment Exchange, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3 2CD copies to the Government Pleader for Employment and Training, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 1CC to Mr.B.P.Raju 5 2CD copies.