IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8764 of 2004 Between: G.M. Abdul Waheed, S/o Sri G.M. Abdul Hameed, (Panchayat Raj and Rurral Development), Mandal Parishad, Gadivemula, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Sri M. Chandrappa, S/o M. Virupanna, Mandal Parishad, Ananthapur Rural, Ananthapur District. 2 Sri B. Nagaraju, C/o Commissioner & Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Gruha Kalpa, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Panchyat Raj, Rural Development & Rural Development & Relief, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 4 The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 Writ or Order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the orders dated 30-12-2003 passed by the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A.No. 4373 of 1995, as illegal and arbitrary and consequentially direct the Respondents 3 and 4 not to consider the Extension Officers (PR & RD), who came to that post from the category of Senior Inspectors of Co-operative Department for appointment to the post of Mandal Parishad Development Officers Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.S.S.S.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 : GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for the Respondents 8 and 9: Mr. M. Ratna Reddy The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No : 8764 of 2004 Order: (Per Smt. T. Meena Kumari,J) In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the orders dated 30.12.2003 passed by the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A. No. 4373 of 1995 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 3 and 4 not to consider the Extension Officers (PR&RD) who came to that post from the category of Senior Inspectors of Cooperative Department for appointment to the post of Mandal Parishad Development Officers and pass such other orders. One M. Chandrappa and others who were working as Mandal Parishad Development Officers filed several O.As. before the Tribunal seeking to promote them as Extension Officers. The Tribunal, by a common order impugned in this writ petition, disposed of the O.As. directing that the cases of the Senior Inspectors of Cooperative Societies appointed by transfer as Extension Officers (Rural Development) by the Commissioner of Panchayat Raj against 7th point of 10th point cycle prescribed in G.O. Ms. No.39, PR&RD Department, dated 25.1.1993 governing the post of Extension Officer (Rural Development) only shall be considered and for whom such orders of absorption were issued by the Panchayat Raj Department in consultation with the Cooperative Department and whose lien in the Cooperative Department was ordered to be terminated by the Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative Societies. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner, who is working as Extension Officer in the Panchayat Raj Development filed the present writ petition. During the course of hearing, Sri M. Ratna Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondents 8 and 9 has submitted that the Government has issued Special Rules vide G.O. Ms. No.394, dated 30.12.2004 in supercession of the ad hoc rules issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 39, dated 25.1.1993 and hence the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition becomes infructuous. Recording the submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________________ T.MEENA KUMARI,J Date: 8th April, 2008 __________________ P.S. NARAYANA,J pnb To 1. The Secretary, Panchyat Raj & Rural Development & Relief, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 4. Two C.D. copies