IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 21084 of 1999 Between: B.Gopalaiah, S/o.B.Venkatarangaiah, R/o.H.NO.12-45/1, Bugga Extention, Renigunta , Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 2 The Divisional Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force , South Central Railway , Guntakal ,Ananthpur 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 writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in passing compulsory retirement order vide proceedings Divisional Order No.3/98(G/XP.227/153/8/BL/97), Date 20-01-1998,which was confirmed by the proceedings Force Order No.98/99 (X.P.227/Appeal/98-24), dated 30-04-1999 of the 1st Respondent as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent to re- instate the petitioners into service with all consequential incidental benefits forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.J.M.NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.GOURI SHANKAR SANGHI The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.21084 OF 1999 O R D E R Sri J.M.Naidu, learned counsel for the sole petitioner, represented that his client expired and the notice sent by him by way of Registered Post with Acknowledgment Due was returned with the endorsement to the said effect. In view of the expiry of the petitioner and in the absence of steps to bring on record the legal representatives, the matter cannot be adjudicated on merits. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 9TH APRIL, 2009. PGS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.20813 OF 1999 9TH APRIL, 2009.