THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 17655 of 2006 Dated: 19.06.2007 Between: The State Teacher’s Union, (Recognised by the Govt. vide L.R.No.1890, dt. 09.06.1947), D.No.45, Srinivasapuram Colony, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Vice-President, D. Ashok Babu. ..... PETITIONER AND The Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer and another. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 17655 of 2006 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seeking to fill up 149 backlog posts of teachers in various schools run by respondent No.1-Devasthanam with the candidates, who have passed in DSC-2003, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to initiate independent selection process in accordance with Rules 12 and 13 of G.O. Ms. No.1, dated 01.01.1994. When the matter is taken up for admission today, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1-Devasthanam has produced a copy of letter dated 18.06.2007, addressed by the T.T. Devasthanams Educational Officer to the Devasthanams Law Officer, and submits that the process of selections of teachers from the un-utilized list of DSC- 2003 was stopped, as its validity had lost as per Rule 15 of A.P. Direct Recruitment for Posts of Teachers Rules 1994, and in view of that no orders need be passed in this writ petition. Placing the said submission and copy of letter, dated 18.06.2007, on record, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 19.06.2007 Nsr