IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3854 of 2008 Between: Md. Sahajahan S/o.Sk. Madeena R/o. D.No. 38-6-2, Muslim Street, Marripalem, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Railway Manager, East Cost Railway, Waltair, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, East Cost Railway, Waltair, 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 an appropriate writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the acts of the respondents in issuing notification dt. 21- 1-2008 bearing notification No. WCM/2/PH/MIPM dt. 21-1-2008 as illegal, malafide, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and against the Principles of natural justice consequently set aside the same and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SRINIVASA SHARMA Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed by Md.Sahajahan with a prayer to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing notification dated 21.1.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and malafide. Notice before admission came to be ordered on 25-2-2008. Sri.T.S.Venkata Ramana, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Railways took notice on behalf of the respondents and filed counter. When this Writ petition came up for admission, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Railways submits that the petitioner has been issued termination notice on 13-06-2008. Unless the termination notice is set aside the petitioner has no locus standi to question the notification issued by the respondents. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is dismissed at the admission stage. NO costs. 7th August, 2008. (B.Seshasayana Reddy,J) tnb ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI} THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.3854 OF 2008 7TH AUGUST, 2008.