HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.17532 OF 1998 Between: M.P.V. Raghava Rao . . .Petitioner AND The Superintending Engineer, (R&B) Mechanical Circle, Vijayawada and others . . .Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for the respondents : Shri A.Satya Prasad Special Government Pleader Dated: 18th April, 2007 In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for issue of a direction to the respondents to allow him to continue in service up to the age of 60 years. Since no one has appeared for the petitioner, it is reasonable to presume that he is not interested in prosecuting the writ petition. With the above observation, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, interim order dated 25-06-1998 passed in WPMP No.20900 of 1998 shall stand vacated and the WPMP shall stand dismissed. However, it is made clear that the respondents shall not recover the amount of pay and allowances paid to the petitioner for the period during which he continued in service pursuant to the interim order passed by the Court. This, however, will not entitle the petitioner to earn retiral benefits for the extended period of service. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ 18th April, 2007. kvni