IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 1126 of 2005 Between: K.S. Datturaju, S/o. Late Venkata Suryanarayana Raju, Hindu, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, No. 401, 4th Floor, Transport Bhavan, 1, Sansand Marg, New Delhi- 110001. .....RESPONDENT 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 any writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the Respondent in calling the petitioner for the interview held on 11-01-2005 for the post of Deputy Chairman in category II Ports under control of the Respondent as null and void and consequentially direct the Respondent to hold fresh/further interviews from the Petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent:: MR.B.Siva Kesavulu ( Addl.SC FOR CG) The Court made the following: ORDER: Questioning the inaction of the respondent in not calling the petitioner for the interview held on 11.01.2005 for the post of Deputy Chairman in Category II Ports, the present Writ Petition is filed. It is brought to the notice of this Court that as per schedule, the interviews have already been held on 11.01.2005. Therefore, there is no lis to be decided. The Writ Petition is devoid of any merit. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ K.C. BHANU,J Dated:31.01.2005, ccm To 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, No. 401, 4th Floor, Transport Bhavan, 1, Sansand Marg, New Delhi- 110001. 2. 2 CD copies.