IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 6566 of 1998 Between: K. Krishna, S/o. Guruvulu, 36 years, Occ: Cook, BATTC, R/o. Vikalangula Balla Ashram Patashala, Phool Bagh Road, Vizianagaram. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Principal Secretary, The Women & Child Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Managing Director, A.P. Vikalangula Co-operative Corporation, B.R.K.R. Bhawan, (Ground Floor) Secretariat Road, 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent proceedings / Notice No.APVCC / Retrenchment/98/D-749 issued to the petitioner, dated 02.02.1998 proposing to retrench the services with effect from 02.05.1998, in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.9 dated 29.01.1998 of the 1st Respondent as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and set aside the same and to issue a consequential direction to continue the petitioner in the 2nd Respondent organization. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENKATESWARA RAO GUDAPATI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: G.P. for Women Development and Child Welfare. Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR.K.Ramanuja Chari The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The cause in the Writ Petition has become infructuous since G.O.Ms.No.9, Women Development and Child Welfare (WH) Department, dated: 29.1.1998 was superseded by issuance of G.O.Ms.No.28, dated: 6.10.2000. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J. 13.10.2004. VR. To 1. The Principal Secretary, The Women & Child Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Managing Director, A.P. Vikalangula Co-operative Corporation, B.R.K.R. Bhawan, (Ground Floor) Secretariat Road, Hyderabad. 3. Two CCs to Govt. Pleader for Women Development & Child Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 4. Two CD copies.