IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20967 of 2008 Between: Mohd.Khaja S/o. Late Mohd Meeran Dilsuknagar Depot Hyderabad Division H.No.17-3-189/14/3, Hussaini Bagh, Near Railway Bridge Yaquatpura,Hyderabad-23 ..... PETITIONER AND The Depot Manager APSRTC Dilsukhnagar Depot Hyderabad Division Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the issuing of show cause notice of removal from service No.P1/1(57)/08-DSNR dt 12-9-2008 before the date of petitioner's retirement from service on attaining the age of superannuation ie 58 years as on 30-9- 2008 on the report of the CI/DSNR nil date Nil number without issuing notices to petitioner to attend the enquiry showing the date time and place of enquiry issuing show cause notice on same dt 12-9-2008 within few hours of acknowledging the objections comments despite reporting to duty on 22-2-2008 and after conﬁrming vide letter No.P1/19(1)/08-DSNR dt 17-7- 2008 issuing of charge Sheet No.P1(57)/08-DSNR dt 17-7-2008 is as illegal unjust contrary to law arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice by granting all consequential beneﬁts and setting aside the show cause of removal from service order dt 12-9-2008 directing the respondent to follow the notiﬁcation No.P1/1(57)/2008-DSNR dt 1-4-2008 to retire the petitioner from service treating as the petitioner retired while in service. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MOHD.GHOUSEUDDIN Counsel for the Respondent: Mr.K.MADHAVA REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20967 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is ﬁled challenging the show cause notice of removal from service dated 12-9-2008 issued by the Depot Manager, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Dilsukhnagar Depot, Hyderabad. This Writ Petition was ﬁled on 23-9-2008. It appears, even before ﬁling this Writ Petition, respondent has passed ﬁnal orders on 22-9-2008 removing the petitioner from service. Further, aggrieved by the said order of removal dated 22-9-2008, petitioner has already ﬁled a Writ Petition being W.P.No.21679 of 2008. Therefore, the cause in this Writ Petition has become infructuous and it is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. 29-10-2008 prk