IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 13383 of 1998 Between: 1 K.Chenna Krishna Reddy, S/o.K.Konda Reddy, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 2 M.Rama Krishna Reddy, S/o.Veera Reddy, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 3 V.Ravindra Babu, S/o.V.Gopala Krishnaiah, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 4 C.Suresh Babu, S/o.Thirumala Rao, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 5 B.Ram Prasad, S/o.Ramachandra Rao, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 6 T.Siva Kumar, S/o.Balasaraswathi, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 7 B.Venkateswarlu, S/o.Lakshmaiah, R/o.Yarasala (V), Tekurpet, Cuddapah District. 8 V.Hari Prasad, S/o.V.Kondi Setty, R/o.Yarasala (V), Tekurpet, Cuddapah District. 9 B.Sivaji, S/o.B.Venkaiah, R/o.Yarasala (V), Tekurpet, Cuddapah District. 10 K.Rama Mohan Reddy, S/o.Jayarami Reddy, R/o.Yarasala (V), Tekurpet Post, Cuddapah District. 11 N.Mahaboob Basha, S/o.Khasim, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 12 A.Ramanaiah, S/o.A.Kondaiah, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 13 S.Abdul Sattar, S/o.S.Khajauali, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 14 C.Padmavathi, D/o.Nagi Reddy, R/o.D.No.8/156, Prakashnagar, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 15 G.Madhusudhan Reddy, S/o.Ramasubba Reddy, R/o.Kothapeta (V) & Post, Peddasettypalli Post, Via Proddatur, Cuddapah District. 16 G.Ravana Reddy, S/o.Chenna Reddy, R/o.Palle, Kalasapadu (M), Cuddapah District. 17 R.Venkata Nagendra, S/o.Nagendra, R/o.6-48, Brahmi Street, Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 18 Malepati Subbaiah, S/o.Subbarayudu, R/o.Kapu Street, Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 19 Thathireddy Manjula Devi, C/o.V.V. Ramana Reddy, Markapuram (V), Chinthalapalli Post, (Via) Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 20 S.M. Khader Basha, S/o.Phakeer Ahamman, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 21 G.Pratap Kumar, S/o.Kumar, R/o.3/128, Main Bazar, Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 22 A.Sridevi, D/o.A.Balaiah, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. 23 K.V. Suresh Babu, S/o.Suresh, R/o.Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt. of A.P., rep. by its Secretary Education Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad 3 The District Collector & Chairman/ Dist. Selection Committee, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 4 The District Educational Officer & Member Convenor of the Dist. Selection Committee, Cuddapah District. 5 The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. (Petition against R.5 is dismissed for default as per Court Order dt.5.9.2001) .....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 a Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not cancelling the examination conducted on 19-4-1998 and 20-4-1998 in pursuance of the notification issued by the 1st respondent to the recruitment test for the post of Secondary Grade Teachers as illegal and arbitrary and offends Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for Petitioners: MR. G.V.RAGHAVA REDDY Counsel for Respondents 1 to 4: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri G.V.Raghava Reddy, learned Counsel for petitioners submits that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________ V.V.S. RAO, J November 04, 2004. Ak ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector & Chairman/ Dist. Selection Committee, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 4 The District Educational Officer & Member Convenor, Dist. Selection Committee, Cuddapah District. 5 The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Cuddapah District. 6 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 7 Two CD copies.