IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.3608 of 1997 Between: 1 Vulavakayala Rama Rao S/o. Ramaswami R/o. Chebrolu, Gollaprolu Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 2 Vulavakayala Sathi Raju S/o. Ramanjaneyulu R/o.Chebrolu, Gollaprolu Mandal, East Godavari District. 3 Vulavala Ramana S/o. Papa Rao R/o.Chebrolu, Gollaprolu Mandal, East Godavari District. 4 Oruganti Gopala Krishna S/o. Muthyalamma R/o.Chebrolu, Gollaprolu Mandal, East Godavari District. 5 Muliki Satyanarayana S/o. Appa Rao R/o.Chebrolu, Gollaprolu Mandal, East Godavari District. 6 Parvatha Satyanarayana S/o. Gurraju R/o. Sankhavaram, Sankhavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. 7 Gattem Bhujanga Rao S/o. Surya Rao R/o. Sankhavaram, Sankhavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. 8 Padala Bhaskar Rao S/o. Appala Raju R/o. Sankhavaram, Sankhavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. 9 Vemula Sree Rama Murthy S/o. Maridiyya R/o. K.O. Agraharam, Kotananduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 10 Doddu Rama Rao S/o. Nookayya R/o. Boddavaram, Kotananduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 11 Velugula Satyanarayana S/o. Sesha Rao R/o. A. Kothapalli, Thondangi Mandal, East Godavari District. 12 Nadipalli Nageswara Rao S/o. Musalayya R/o. Srungavaram, Sankhavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation (Sericulture) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Sericulture, 3rd floor, Samrat Complex, Opp. A.G.'s Office, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 004. 3 The Assistant Director of Sericulture, H.No. 67-2-D, 5th Cross Road, Lal Bahadur Nagar, Behind Cancer Hospital, Kakinada - 3, East Godavari 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in reshifting the Headquarters of the Assistant Director, Sericulture from the District Headquarters Kakinada to Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District through G.O.Rt.No. 1014, Agriculture and Cooperation (Seri) Department dated 11-10-1996, on the file of the 1st respondent herein, as arbitrary, void, against public interest, political consideration and without applying mind and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.BHEEMASEN. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court at the admission stage made the following Order: The writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in reshifting the Headquarters of the Assistant Director, Sericulture from the District Headquarters Kakinada to Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District through G.O.Rt.No.1014, Agriculture and Cooperation (Seri) Department dated 11.10.1996 as arbitrary and against public interest and for such other suitable orders. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the said G.O. had been cancelled by virtue of G.O.Rt.No.326, Agriculture and Cooperation (Seri) Department, dated 20.03.1997. In view of the same, at present, no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. No order as to costs. 28.01.2005 usd To 1 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Agriculture and Cooperation (Sericulture) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Sericulture, 3rd floor, Samrat Complex, Opp. A.G.'s Office, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 004. 3 The Assistant Director of Sericulture, H.No. 67-2-D, 5th Cross Road, Lal Bahadur Nagar, Behind Cancer Hospital, Kakinada - 3, East Godavari District. 4. Two CCs to G.P. for Cooperation, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CD copies.