IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3457 of 2000 Between: Jalli John Babu, S/o.Narayana Murthy, R/o.Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Law Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not following Rule of Reservation as provided in Rule-7 of A.P.Law Officer (Appointment and Condition of Service) Rules, 1999 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to fill up the post of Additional Public Prosecutor in the Court of Assistant Sessions Judge, Chodavaram by appointing candidates belonging to schedule Caste and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 30-06-2005 TVK/GRK ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Law Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 3) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD}