IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16305 of 1998 Between: M. Hanumantha Rao & others. … Petitioners AND The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri Ch. Jagannatha Rao This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16305 of 1998 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… … Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioners are entitled for upgradation as Gr.I Language Pandits with time scale pay on par with others with all consequential benefits including monetary benefits, seniority etc., in terms of G.O.Ms.NO.330, Education Department, dated 10.08.1983 read with G.O.Rt.No.771, Education (Ser.III) Department, dated 26.05.1995 and judgment dated 07.08.1989 in R.P.No.2158/86 on the file of A.P.A.T. by holding the action of the respondents in not extending the benefits of the abovesaid G.Os. to the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and subversive of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and grant such other further order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” At the hearing, Sri Ch. Jagannatha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous. In view of the submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.19407 of 1998 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 21.11.2008 ES