IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 12392 of 2008 Between: R.Lakshmi Narasimha Rao S/o.Bapu Rao Mukarrampura Karimnagar (Post & District) ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Registrar General High Court Of Andhra Pradesh,Hyderabad 2 The State Public Information Officer-Cun Registrar (Judicial) High Court of Andhra Pradesh,Hyderabad 3 The Chief Secretary to Government Law(LA& JSCF) Department Government of Andhra Pradesh Seretariat,Hyderabad .....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 to issue an order or writ,more particularly in the nature of Mandamus by declaring the impugned order No.121/PIO/JUDL/2008 dt.13-05-2008 passed by the 2nd respondent herein application for appointment to the post of District and Sessions Judge(Entry Level) by direct the recruitment as illegal,arbitrary unjust unreasonable and besides contrary to Article-14,16&233(2) of constitution of India besides Rule-3 of A.P State Judicial Service Rules and set aside the same in the interest of justice and euqity and consequently the petitioner be permitted to undergo selection process including to appear for written test to be held on 22-06-2008 or any subsequent date as well as oral interview for recruitment to the post of District & Sessions Judge (Entry Level District recruitment and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAMACHANDAR RAO VEMUGANTI Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.12392 of 2008 ORDER: (Per Ghulam Mohammed, J) Sri G.Vidyasagar, learned standing counsel submits that since the list of candidates appearing for the examination for appointment to the post of District and Sessions Judge (Entry Level) by direct recruitment in the Andhra Pradesh State Higher Judicial Service was not approved and the process of selection afresh has been directed, the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED,J _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J 29-06-2009 Stp