IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 5287 of 1998 Between: A. Kiran Kumar, S/o. Sudhakar Reddy, Madaraju Gudur village, Nellore Rural Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintending Engineer-Operation A.P.S.E.B., Vidyut Bhavan, A.K. Nagar, Nellore - 4. 2 The District Employment Officer, Nellore. .....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 a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in not sponsering the name of the petitioner herein for appointment to the posts of Sub-Engineers in A.P.S.E.B. and the action of the first Respondent in not considering the petitioner herein for the said posts along with the candidates sponsored by the 2nd Respondent as illegal, arbitrary, violative of the principles of natural justice, and offending Articles 14, 16, and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the first Respondent to consider the petitioners herein for appointment to the posts of Sub-Engineers in A.P.S.E.B. along with the candidates sponsored by the 2nd Respondent and pass such other and further order or orders in this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SC FOR A.P.S.E.B. Counsel for the Respondent No.2: none appeared. The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER:- It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that this writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above, this writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. 3—11—2004. Stv/- To 1 The Superintending Engineer-Operation A.P.S.E.B., Vidyut Bhavan, A.K. Nagar, Nellore - 4. 2 The District Employment Officer, Nellore. 3 Two CD Copies.