IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 8198 of 1996 Between: The Guntur Municipal Workers Union,Guntur, Regd.No.3350, Guntur Dist, Rep.by it's General Secretary, V.Koteshwara Rao, Syamaladas Agraharam, Guntur, Guntur Dist., A.P., ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P., Rep.by it's Prl.Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Guntur Municipal Corporation , rep.by it's Commissioner, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Director of Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Burgularamakrishnarao Bhavan, Near Tank Bund, Hyderabad. ....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate Writ or order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS, directing the second respondent herein to engage the "BADILI WORKERS" for the work in the case of (1) absence of the regular employees, (2) leave of the regular employees, (3) retirement or death of the regular employee and (4) promotion or regular employees in the Guntur Municipal Corporation, Guntur, Guntur District, A.P., after calling for the records. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.PRATTIPATI VENKATESWARLU & Mr.NUTHALAPATI KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for Respondents1&3: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. Counsel for Respondent No.2: Mr. G.DHARMA RAO The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Sri Nuthalapati Krishna Murthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. 23-3-2005 prk ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Government of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Guntur Municipal Corporation, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Director of Municipal Administration, Burgula Ramakrishnarao Bhavan, Near Tank Bund, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 4 2 CCs to Govt.Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies