IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13933 of 1999 Between: 1 Ch. Chanchu Ramaiah S/o Chengaiah R/o. Kota, Nellore District. 2 A. Malla Reddy S/o A. Raji Reddy, R/o Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of A.P., rep. by its Chief Secretary to the Government, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj Department RD, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj Department, 5th Floor, Budha Bhavan, M.G.Road, Secunderabad. 4 The Commissioner (PR) and Special Officer, A.P. State Chamber of Panchayat Raj, Door No. 3-6-160, Hyderguda, Hyderabad-29 .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in contemplating the Voluntary Retirement Scheme to the A.P. State Chamber of Panchayat Raj in which petitioners are working is illegal, arbitrary, opposed to public policy and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently directing the respondents 1 to 4 not to implement the same in any manner and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.J.SIDDAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13933 OF 1999 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication as of now. Recording his submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 24th April, 2008. IBL To 1 The Chief Secretary to the Government, The State of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj Department RD, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj Department, 5th Floor, Budha Bhavan, M.G.Road, Secunderabad. 4 The Commissioner (PR) and Special Officer, A.P. State Chamber of Panchayat Raj, Door No. 3-6-160, Hyderguda, Hyderabad-29 5 Two CD Copies