IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 13140 of 1995 Between: M.Yella Reddy, S/o Subba Reddy, residing at sthambalagaruvu, aged 40 years, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2 The Regional Joint Director of Higher Education, Guntur. 3 SGMR & MCMR Degree College, rep. by its Secretary and correspondent. Guntur 4 Sri M. Bhaskara Reddy, Auditor, Shamalanagar, second late, Guntur District. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare as illegal and arbitrary the action of the respondents 3&4 in seeking to fill up the post of a manager/superintendent by direct recruitment without considering the case of the petitioner for promotion and issue consequential direction to respondents 3&4 to follow the procedure prescribed in Rc. No. 3268/K2- 4/83 dt. 17.12.83 in the matter of promotion to the post of superintendent/Manager in the 3rd respondent college. For the Petitioner: MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY, Advocate For the Respondent Nos 1 and 2.: GP FOR EDUCATION For the respondent Nos. 3 and 4 : None appeared The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER A representation is made on behalf of Mr. D.V. Sitaramamurthy, the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that this writ petition has become infructuous. Recording this same, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. 25th November, 2004 vp ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 2. The Regional Joint Director of Higher Education, Guntur 3. The Secretary and Correspondent, SGMR & NGMR Degree College, Guntur, 4. 2 C.Cs to Govt. Pleader for Higher Education, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad, 5. 2 C.D. copies.