THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.418 of 2005 Date: 01-11-2006. Between : R.Lakshmi Narasimha Rao. …..Petitioner And The Registrar General, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another. …..Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.418 of 2005 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki) The petitioner, though a Law graduate and having practiced as an Advocate, was, at the relevant point of time, Member, District Forum at Karimnagar when the notification was issued seeking applications for recruitment of District Judges. The application of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that he was a member of the District Forum and as such, was not entitled to be considered for appointment to the post of District Judge in terms of Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India and also under Rules 2 and 3 of Special Rules of A.P. State Higher Judicial Services. When the writ petition was filed, this Court passed an interim order on 25.01.2005 directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to appear in the examination, and we are told that he has appeared in the examination. Therefore, during the course of hearing, we requested the learned counsel appearing for the High Court to inform whether the petitioner had qualified in the written examination or not. We have been told that he did not qualify in the written examination itself. Therefore, the questions raised in the writ petition are only of academic interest now. Writ petition is therefore, dismissed. ________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) ______________________________ (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 1st November 2006 ajr