IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.18918 of 2007 Between: Sri B.Srinivasulu and another. … Petitioners And: The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahabubabad, Warangal District and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri D.Linga Rao. Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies for R.1 toR.3. Sri P.Kesava Rao for R.4. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “ … to issue a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the just claim of the petitioners for appointment to the post of Fair Price Shop Dealer of Venkatapuram Village, Thorrur Mandal, Warangal District pursuant to the Notification dated 7-7-2007 and seeking to appoint one Sri Seelam Ramulu by calling antecedents from the Mandal Revenue Officer, Thorru vide Rc.No. I/220/2007, dated 25-8-2007 ignoring the claim of the Petitioner even though the petitioners are better position and gained experience in the vacancy which caused due to the death of the father of the 1st Petitioner which is clearly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution besides being opposed to all canons of equity, justice and fair play and consequently hold that one of the petitioners are entitled for grant of dealership of Fair Price Shop at Venkatapuram Village, Thorru Mandal, Warangal District with all consequential benefits”. At the hearing, Sri D.Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that subsequent to the filing of this Writ Petition, the petitioners were appointed as fair price shop dealers and the said appointment orders are subject matter of another Writ Petition i.e., Writ Petition 21398 of 2007. In view of the same, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:28 -7-2009 MNR