IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 8445 of 2006 Between: Ch. Srinivas, S/o. Late Narayana, BSNL, O/O. SDE (MM) Stores, General Manager Telecom District, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief General Manager, A.P. Telecom Circle, BSNL, Doorsanchar Bhavan, Abids, Hyderabad. 2 The General Manager, Nizamabad Telecom District, Nizamabad District. 3 The Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED, Statesman House, Barakamba Rao, New Delhi-1. .....RESPONDENTS 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 order or orders, direction or directions, writ or writs more particularly one in the nature of "WRIT OF MANDAMUS" by declaring the action of the 1st respondent in imposing the eligibitlity condiction as 5 years with a cut of date as 1-1-2006 for the examination of JAO Part-I Screening Test to be held on 30-4-2006 as illegal, arbitrary and irrational having no nexus to the purpose proposed to achieved and consequently declare that the Petitioner is entitled to appear for the said examination. Counsel for the Petitioner:DR.A.RAGHU KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.(SC FOR B.S.N.L) The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 8445 of 2006 O R D E R: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive as of now. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as having become infructuous. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 23-09-2008. MVB.