IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 1814 of 2004 Between: M.Tirupalaiah & 3 others. ..... PETITIONER AND N.J.Diwakar & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU WRIT PETITION No. 1814 OF 2004 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) Petitioners, four in number, filed O.A.No.7403 of 2003 on the file of A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad seeking direction to permit them to participate in the process of selection for the posts of Assistant Executive Engineers (I& CAD) pursuant to the notification No.20 of 2003, dated 3.11.2003 issued by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission contending that the cut off date that the applicants should not cross the maximum age of 33 years as on 1.7.2003 is illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. On dismissal of O.A. by the Tribunal, the present writ petition is filed in which, the petitioners by filing W.P.M.P.No.2365 of 2004 sought for an interim direction to suspend the operation of the order passed by the Tribunal in O.A.No.7403 of 2003, dated 29.1.2004 and permit them to appear for the written examination scheduled to be held on 31.1.2004 and 1.2.2004. This Court by order, dated 30.1.2004 dismissed the W.P.M.P. In effect, the selection has already been completed and the petitioners, who are over-aged, were not permitted to participate in the selection process. Therefore, no cause survives for adjudication in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) ____________________ (SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J.) NOVEMBER 05, 2009 TSR