IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 14495 of 2001 BETWEEN: 1 D.P. Swamy S/o Penchala Reddy,Rapur Depot, Nellore District. 2 K. Venku Reddy S/o Laxmana Reddy, Sulurpet Depot, Nellore District. 3 N. Venkateswarlu S/o Venkataiah, Rapur Depot, Nellore District. 4 M.V. Gopal Reddy S/o Pitchi Reddy, Rapur Depot, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Nellore, Nellore District. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction declaring the order passed by the respondent in Proceedings No.E1/684(1)/98-RM (NLR) dated 23-4-2001 disengaging the petitioners from service as illegal and arbitrary and set aside the above order and direct the respondent to appoint the petitioners as Drivers Grade II on regular basis in the time scale attached to the post from the date on which the other selected persons were appointed with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.P.GANGA RAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent : C.PRAKASH REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER : It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel Sri C.Prakash Reddy, appearing for the respondent- Corporation that during the pendency of the writ petition, the services of the petitioners were re-engaged and they were also regularized. In that view of the matter, it is submitted that the cause in the writ petition will not survive. Recording the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 2nd December 2008 ajr