IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8482 of 1997 Between: 1.A.Krishna sonof A.Ramaswamy, aged about 48 years, resident of H.No.10-11-88, Gounajipet, Warangal. 2.S.Raghunatha Raju son of Venkata Raju aged about49 years r/o L.I.G.18, Dharmareddy colony, Phase I, Near J.N.T.U. Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.Government of India, Ministry of Food, Secretariat, New Delhi, rep. by its Secretary. 2.The Managing Director, Food Corporation of India, 16-20 Barakahamba Lane, New Delhi. 3.The Executive Director, (Personnel), Food Corporation of India,, 16-20,Barakhambha Lane, New Delhi. 4.The Executive Director (Vigilence) Food Corporation of India, 16-20, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent in directing the respondents 2 and 3 in canceling the entire selection process pursuant to the advertisement dated 4-11-1993 published in Hindu daily as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for appointment to the post of Deputy Manager (General) in Food Corporation of India and further set aside the notification issued for fresh recruitment issued in Employment News dated 16-22/11/1996 . Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) The Court made the following : ORDER It is represented that having regard to the holding of the very impugned proceedings regarding cancellation of the selection process earlier, as per the orders of the Division Bench in W.A.No.659 of 1996 dated 9-7-1996, the petitioners appeared for interview and nothing survives in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as having become in fructuous. No costs. ---------------- 26-11-2004 Hsd Asst. Registrar. To 1. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Food, Secretariat, New Delhi, 2.The Managing Director, Food Corporation of India, 16-20 Barakahamba Lane, New Delhi. 3.The Executive Director, (Personnel), Food Corporation of India,, 16-20,Barakhambha Lane, New Delhi. 4.The Executive Director (Vigilence) Food Corporation of India, 16-20, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi. 5. 2 C.D.copies.