IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No: 310 of 1999 Between: P. Chalapathi Rao, S/o. Late Karunakar Rao, R/o. Taranaka, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Andhra Bank, Rep., by its The Executive Director, Head Office, Saifabad, Hyderabad-4. 2. The General Manager (HRD), Andhra Bank, Saifabad, Hyderabad-4. 3. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division), New Delhi. .....RESPONDENTS 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 an order or a direction or a writ more particularly in the nature of writ of Certiorari quashing the circular No.218, dt.2-12-98 issued by the 1st and 2nd respondents as invalid, illegal, violative to the principles of natural justice, and violative of Articles 14,19,21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: MR.NUTY RAM MOHAN RAO (SC for Central Government) The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER:- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has retired from service and therefore, the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________________ G. BIKSHAPATHY, J. Date: 17/02/2005 ES To 1. The Executive Director, Andhra Bank, Head Office, Saifabad, Hyderabad-4. 2. The General Manager (HRD), Andhra Bank, Saifabad, Hyderabad-4. 3. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division), New Delhi. 4. 2 CD copies