IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO : 21972 of 1994 Between: The Workmen of State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Management of State Bank of Hyderabad Gunfoundry Hyderabad. 2 The Presiding Officer The Industrial Tribunal Ramkote Hyderabad. .....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 a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the Award passed in I.D.No.29 of 1996 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same, declaring that the petitioner is entitled to be in service till he attained the age of 60 years in the service of the 1st respondent and direct the 1st respondent herein to pay full salary to the petitioner till he attained the age of 60 years as well as the pensionary benefits including monetary reliefs appropriate to him by restoring his pension fixing the age of his retirement at 60 years by revising the existing pension rules and regulated of the establishment of the 1st respondent herein. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.V.BHARATI Counsel for the Respondents : MR.V.JOGAIAH SARMA The Court made the following : O R D E R:- In this Writ Petition, the validity of Award dated 30-04-1988 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Hyderabad, in I.D.No.29 of 1986, is assailed. 2. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the workman concerned has expired long ago. Under those circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by adjudicating the matter. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. No costs. ________________ G.BIKSHAPATHY, J Dated: 09-09-2004 prv/ccm To 1 The Management of State Bank of Hyderabad, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad. 2 The Presiding Officer, The Industrial Tribunal, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 3 2CD copies